The Multipotency of Adult Vibrissa Follicle Stem Cells

    March 2009 in “ Differentiation ”
    Alessandro W. Amici, Masayuki Yamato, Teruo Okano, Koichi Kobayashi
    Studysummary The study demonstrated that bulge stem cells from rat vibrissa follicles respond to adult dermal papilla signals, inducing hair bulb formation and regenerating hair structures in vivo.
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