Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Human Hair Follicle Mesenchymal Stem Cells

December 2012 in “ Stem Cell Reviews and Reports ”

Yimei Wang, Jinyu Liu, Xiaohua Tan, Gaofeng Li, Yunhe Gao, Xuejuan Liu, Lihong Zhang, Yulin Li

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