research Multipotent nestin-positive, keratin-negative hair-follicle bulge stem cells can form neurons 419 citations , March 2005 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Hair-follicle stem cells can become neurons.
research Multipotent hair follicle stem cells promote repair of spinal cord injury and recovery of walking function 144 citations , June 2008 in “Cell Cycle” Hair follicle stem cells can help repair spinal cord injuries and improve walking.
research Isolating Hair Follicle Stem Cells and Epidermal Keratinocytes from Dorsal Mouse Skin 13 citations , April 2016 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” The method successfully isolates hair follicle stem cells and skin cells from mice for research.
research Case of follicular mucinosis: Nestin‐expression in mucin‐producing cells 1 citations , July 2009 in “Journal of dermatology” A 29-year-old man had a jaw plaque diagnosed as follicular mucinosis, linked to nestin-positive hair follicle stem cells.
research Multipotent nestin-expressing stem cells capable of forming neurons are located in the upper, middle and lower part of the vibrissa hair follicle 47 citations , August 2012 in “Cell Cycle” Stem cells in hair follicles can become neurons and other cells, especially in the upper part, useful for nerve repair.