64 citations
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May 2015 in “Cell Cycle” This study found that hair follicle stem cells from mice can differentiate into beating cardiac muscle cells, suggesting potential applications for heart regeneration in regenerative medicine.
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June 2019 in “Tissue & Cell” This study indicates that COL17A1 plays a crucial role in the differentiation process of hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cells.
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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.
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March 2016 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” This study observed that isoproterenol directs hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into cardiac muscle cells in large numbers, forming tissue sheets of beating heart muscle cells in culture.
11 citations
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March 2016 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” This study found that young host mice rejuvenated aged hair follicles after transplantation, while aged host mice did not support hair growth from transplanted follicles.