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November 2022 in “Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Aging changes hair stem cells and their environment, leading to gray hair and hair thinning, but understanding these changes could help develop treatments for hair regeneration.
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August 2004 in “Physiological Genomics” Dermal papilla cells help skin stem cells grow into hair.
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