Lgr5 Marks Cycling, Yet Long-Lived, Hair Follicle Stem Cells

    October 2008 in “ Nature Genetics ”
    Viljar Jaks, Nick Barker, Maria Kasper … Rune Toftgård
    Studysummary Lgr5 is a marker for active, long-lasting stem cells in mouse hair follicles.
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