Transcriptional Profiling in Rat Hair Follicles Following Simulated Blast Insult: A New Diagnostic Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury

    August 2014 in “ PLoS ONE ”
    Jing Zhang, Lisa Carnduff, Grant Norman … Valérie S. Langlois
    Studysummary This study suggests that mammalian hair follicles may serve as a viable and non-invasive system for diagnosing traumatic brain injury, reflecting similar molecular responses observed in other tissues.
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