Hyperinnervation Inhibits Organ-Level Regeneration In Mammalian Skin

    March 2026 in “ Cell ”
    Hannah T. Tam, Jingyu Peng, Rebecca Freeman … Ya-Chieh Hsu
    Studysummary This study found that late embryonic skin injuries can regenerate multiple tissue types, but this ability is hindered postnatally due to fibroblast-driven hyperinnervation, which can be mitigated to enable regeneration.
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