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February 2005 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study found that differentiated cells of the corneal epithelium can be converted to hair and interfollicular epidermis through a multistep process involving dermal developmental signals.
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January 2004 in “The International Journal of Developmental Biology” This study reports that corneal transient amplifying cells can be reprogrammed into epidermal cells capable of forming hair follicles in response to embryonic dermis signals.
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January 2015 in “Stem cells international” This study found that erythrocytes can be generated from human hair follicle mesenchymal stem cells with OCT4 expression, potentially serving as an alternative source for transfusions.
January 2008 in “Di-san junyi daxue xuebao” This study found that hair follicle stem cells from young rats can be induced in vitro to differentiate into corneal epithelium-like cells using homogenate of rabbit corneal limbal stroma.
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March 2008 in “Journal of Experimental Botany” This study found that during bark regeneration after girdling, immature xylem cells can transdifferentiate into phloem cells, with exogenous indole acetic acid accelerating this process.