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September 2008 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” Repigmentation in vitiligo may come from melanocyte stem cells in the skin.
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May 2010 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This preliminary study observed that melanoblasts are preserved in the white hair follicles of segmental vitiligo lesions.
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August 2006 in “Laboratory Investigation” In this study, the combination of SCF and ET-1 was found to significantly enhance skin pigmentation and melanin content in human skin xenografts on SCID mice compared to either treatment alone.
January 2022 in “SSRN Electronic Journal” This study reports that aging in mice leads to curved hair follicles and an increase in white hairs, potentially due to changes in keratinocyte and melanocyte stem cells.
March 2009 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” This study observed that melanocytes in the outer root sheath of fetal scalp hair follicles may act as stem cells, showing rapid proliferation but immature function and morphology in culture.