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August 1992 in “In vitro cellular & developmental biology” The new system can grow hair in the lab and test hair growth treatments.
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October 2010 in “Encyclopedia of Life Sciences” This article discusses the use of histoculture in cancer treatment, hair growth studies, and immune response research, but reports no new clinical results.
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September 2015 in “PLoS ONE” This study demonstrated that Gelfoam® histoculture supports extensive growth of both hair shafts and sensory nerves from isolated mouse whisker follicles over prolonged periods.
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March 1991 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study describes a gel-supported in vitro system for culturing skin samples that may effectively replace animal systems for toxicity testing, showing high correlation with in vivo skin toxicity measurements.
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January 2016 in “Methods in molecular biology” This study found that hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cells can promote nerve repair and growth in a 3D culture model and potentially differentiate into cardiac muscle cells, offering advantages over other stem cell types for regenerative medicine.