Hair Follicles Guide Nerve Migration In Vitro and In Vivo in Tissue-Engineered Skin

March 2011 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”

Vicky Gagnon, Danielle Larouche, Rémi Parenteau‐Bareil, Marie Gingras, Lucie Germain, François Berthod

hair follicles tissue-engineered skin nerve migration reinnervation hair bud-like structures iTES-HBLS nerve fibers skin grafts

Studysummary Hair follicles help guide nerve growth, improving touch recovery in skin grafts.

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