research Whisker follicles transplanted to the spine of nude mice for spinal cord repair generate extensive ectopic hair growth September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” Transplanted whisker follicles caused hair growth on the spine of mice.
research Hair Follicle–Derived Blood Vessels Vascularize Tumors in Skin and Are Inhibited by Doxorubicin 76 citations , March 2005 in “Cancer Research” Doxorubicin can block blood vessels from hair follicles, reducing skin tumor growth.
research Extensive Hair-Shaft Elongation by Isolated Mouse Whisker Follicles in Very Long-Term Gelfoam® Histoculture 5 citations , September 2015 in “PLoS ONE” Gelfoam® histoculture supports long-term hair and nerve growth in mouse whisker follicles.
research Nascent blood vessels in the skin arise from nestin-expressing hair-follicle cells 212 citations , August 2004 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Hair follicle cells can create new blood vessels in the skin.
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.