March 2022 in “Indian Journal of Animal Research” Dog hair follicle stem cells can turn into fat cells.
6 citations,
September 2009 in “European journal of histochemistry” CD90 is present on specific cells in dog hair follicles.
36 citations,
April 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Canine hair follicles have stem cells similar to human hair follicles, useful for studying hair disorders.
5 citations,
December 2017 in “Tissue and cell/Tissue & cell” Researchers found stem cells in dog hair follicles using specific markers.
February 2020 in “International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences” The study investigated the multipotent stemness of canine hair follicle stem cells (cHFSCs) using Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) and immunostaining techniques. Canine hair follicular cells were cultured in Williams’E media with growth factors, and 18.28% of the cells were found to be positive for the CK15 marker, indicating their stemness. The positive expression of CK15, observed with DAPI counterstaining, suggested that cells in the canine hair follicular bulge region acted as precursors involved in the hair cycle.