Long-Term Extensive Ectopic Hair Growth on the Spinal Cord of Mice from Transplanted Whisker Follicles

    August 2015 in “ PloS one ”
    Wenluo Cao, Lingna Li, Sumiyuki Mii … Robert M. Hoffman
    Studysummary This study found that whisker follicle stem cells transplanted to injured spinal cords in mice contributed to healing and unexpectedly grew hair at the injury site.
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