Human Hair Follicle Regeneration Following Amputation and Grafting into the Nude Mouse

    Colin A.B. Jahoda, R. F. Oliver, Amanda J. Reynolds … Kenneth A. Horne
    Studysummary This study observed that human hair follicles were able to regenerate fiber-forming structures after the bulb was amputated and transplanted onto athymic mice, suggesting a general regenerative capacity.
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    1. Immortalized Rat Whisker Dermal Papilla Cells Cooperate with Mouse Immature Hair Follicle Buds to Activate Type IV Procollagenases in Collagen Matrix Coculture: Correlation with Ability to Promote Hair Follicle Development in Nude Mouse Grafts Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1995
    2. Cellular and Extracellular Involvement in the Regeneration of the Rat Lower Vibrissa Follicle Development · 1992
    3. Reduced Linear Hair Growth Rates of Vellus and Terminal Hairs Produced by Human Balding Scalp Grafted onto Nude Mice Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1991
    4. Dynamic Ultrastructural Changes of the Connective Tissue Sheath of Human Hair Follicles During the Hair Cycle Archives of Dermatological Research · 1990

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