Stem Cells in the Hair Follicle Bulge Contribute to Wound Repair but Not to Homeostasis of the Epidermis

    November 2005 in “ Nature Medicine ”
    Mayumi Ito, Yaping Liu, Zaixin Yang … George Cotsarelis
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    1. Keratin 15 Promoter Targets Putative Epithelial Stem Cells in the Hair Follicle Bulge Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2003
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    3. Hair Keratin Pattern in Human Hair Follicles Grown In Vitro Experimental dermatology · 2003