Conditional Telomerase Induction Causes Proliferation of Hair Follicle Stem Cells

    August 2005 in “ Nature ”
    Kavita Y. Sarin, Peggie Cheung, Daniel Gilison … Steven E. Artandi
    Studysummary In this study, researchers discovered that activating TERT in mouse skin epithelium triggers dormant hair follicle stem cells, leading to rapid hair growth, through a pathway independent of telomere extension.
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