Functional Ectodermal Organ Regeneration as the Next Generation of Organ Replacement Therapy

March 2019 in “ Open Biology ”

Etsuko Ikeda, Miho Ogawa, Makoto Takeo, Takashi Tsuji

hair follicles epithelial stem cells mesenchymal stem cells organoids bioengineered hair follicle germs androgenic alopecia regenerative therapy integumentary systems stem cells bioengineered hair follicles hair loss skin systems

Studysummary This review describes recent advances in regenerating functional 3D organs from stem cells, particularly ectodermal organs, but reports no new clinical findings and highlights future research directions for organ replacement therapy.

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