Hair-Follicle Associated Pluripotent Stem Cells Differentiate to Beating Cardiac Tissue Sheets

September 2016 in “ Journal of Dermatological Science ”

Aiko Yamazaki, Masateru Yashiro, Sumiyuki Mii … Yasuyuki Amoh

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Studysummary Hair follicle stem cells can become heart muscle cells.

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