Keratins of the Human Hair Follicle: Hyperproliferative Keratins Consistently Expressed in Outer Root Sheath Cells In Vivo and In Vitro

    November 1987 in “ Differentiation ”
    Hans‐Jürgen Stark, Dirk Breitkreutz, Alain Limat … Norbert E. Fusenig
    Studysummary This study found that cultured outer root sheath cells from human hair follicles expressed a keratin profile similar to their in vivo environment, indicating environmental influence on keratin expression.
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