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October 1988 in “Clinics in dermatology” This study found that dermal papilla cells may play a critical role in hair follicle development and cycling by promoting epidermal proliferation and potentially mediating systemic factors that influence follicle behavior.
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July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that cultured papilla cells can induce follicle formation and hair growth when combined with different epidermal and dermal cells, highlighting their powerful inductive properties and potential for dermatological applications.
This study suggests that exogenous retinoic acid can alter the morphogenesis pathway of developing skin appendages when applied during the placodal stage, leading to changes like feather formation in atypical regions of chick embryos.
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July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The researchers reported that hair follicle germinative epidermal cells can form complex structures when associating with papilla cells in culture, unlike other types of epidermal cells.
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October 1996 in “Dermatologic clinics” This chapter reviews laboratory models used for studying alopecia therapies but provides no new experimental findings.