Neural Potential of a Stem Cell Population in the Hair Follicle

    September 2007 in “ Cell Cycle ”
    John Mignone, José L. Roig-López, Natalia Fedtsova … Grigori Enikolopov
    Studysummary This study found that nestin-expressing cells in the hair follicle bulge exhibit multipotent stem cell-like properties and can generate neural cells both in vitro and in vivo.
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    Research cited in this study 5

    1. Scratching the Surface of Skin Development Nature · 2007
    2. Multipotent Nestin-Positive, Keratin-Negative Hair-Follicle Bulge Stem Cells Can Form Neurons Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005
    3. Nascent Blood Vessels in the Skin Arise from Nestin-Expressing Hair-Follicle Cells Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004
    4. Nestin Expression in Hair Follicle Sheath Progenitor Cells Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003
    5. The Biology of Hair Follicles The New England Journal of Medicine · 1999

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