Hair Follicle Stem Cells Provide a Functional Niche for Melanocyte Stem Cells

    February 2011 in “ Cell stem cell ”
    Shintaro Tanimura, Yuko Tadokoro, K Inomata … Emi K. Nishimura
    Studysummary COL17A1 is crucial for preventing hair graying and loss by supporting hair and pigment stem cells.
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