research Pilomatricoma with Florid Osseous Metaplasia: A Cytologist’s Perspective April 2024 in “Journal of Cytology” A rare skin tumor with bone formation was successfully removed without recurrence.
research Induction of osteoblastic differentiation of neural crest-derived stem cells from hair follicles 17 citations , April 2017 in “PLoS ONE” Hair follicle cells can become bone-like cells, useful for bone repair.
research Dormancy in the stem cell niche 29 citations , March 2012 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” Some stem cells in the body rarely divide, which could help create better treatments for diseases and aging.
research A comparative study of skin transcriptomes and histological observations for black and white hair colors of giant panda 1 citations , November 2022 in “Frontiers in medicine” The study found that giant pandas have more melanin in black hair follicles than white, with gene expression differences that could affect hair color and skin health.
research Histochemical observations of lectin-binding sites and keratin distribution in calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe. 6 citations , January 1985 in “ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA” Tumor cells in calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe resemble hair follicle cells.