Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Inhibits Hair Follicle Anagen Induction by Restricting Epithelial Stem/Progenitor Cell Activation and Expansion

    September 2006 in “ Stem Cells ”
    Jiwang Zhang, Xi He, Weigang Tong … Linheng Li
    Studysummary This study found that active BMP signaling prevents epithelial stem cell activation and expansion in hair follicles, while its inhibition leads to HF stem/progenitor cell overproduction and matricomas.
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