January 2012 in “Methods in pharmacology and toxicology” Hair follicle culture helps study hair growth but has limitations in modeling the full hair cycle.
January 2023 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research” Follicular targeting could improve hirsutism treatment by focusing directly on hair follicles.
October 2018 in “InTech eBooks” The gene Foxn1 is important for hair growth, and understanding it may lead to new alopecia treatments.
22 citations
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April 1987 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Skin organ culture helps us understand skin biology and diseases better.
13 citations
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October 2010 in “Methods in molecular biology” Hair follicle culture helps study cell interactions and effects of substances on tissue growth.
December 2025 in “FEBS Open Bio” Long-term skin biopsy cultures can produce many fibroblasts that remain functional and can be reprogrammed.
17 citations
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January 1997 in “Cell and Tissue Research” Scientists developed a method to grow human fetal skin and digits in a lab for 3-4 weeks, which could help study skin features and understand genetic interactions in tissue formation.
1 citations
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April 1999 in “Dermatologic clinics” Cultured hair follicles need careful handling and respond well to growth factors.
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July 1993 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 7 citations
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January 1990 3 citations
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January 1991 in “Toxicology in Vitro” Hair follicle cultures are effective for studying cell communication and testing chemicals.
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October 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Organotypic culture systems can grow skin tissues that mimic real skin functions and are useful for skin disease and hair growth research, but they don't fully replicate skin complexity.
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November 2014 in “Cytotechnology” 88 citations
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January 1981 in “British Journal of Dermatology” A new method helps grow human hair cells using a cow eye lens.
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March 2022 in “BioEssays” Hydra can help understand human hair follicle microbiomes and develop new skin disease therapies.
9 citations
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October 2024 in “Burns & Trauma” Air-liquid interface culture improves hair follicle development in skin organoids.
18 citations
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January 1994 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” Human dermal fibroblasts and hair papilla cells help outer root sheath cells grow and develop properly.
EDM is better for isolating and growing human foreskin fibroblasts, and PPP helps repair UVB damage.
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January 2009 in “Human cell culture”
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November 2013 in “Molecules and Cells” New culture method keeps human skin stem cells more stem-like.
17 citations
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April 2022 in “Bioactive Materials” Continuous microfluidic processes can help scale up microtissue production for industrial and clinical use.
2 citations
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January 2012 in “STARS (University of Central Florida)” Analyzing isotopes from different tissues can effectively reveal detailed life histories of individuals.
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April 2018 in “Experimental Dermatology” The article concludes that developing in vitro models for human hair structures is important for research and reducing animal testing, but there are challenges like obtaining suitable samples and the models' limitations.
1 citations
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January 2014 in “Chinese Journal of Traditional Medical Traumatology & Orthopedics” The methods can provide high-quality cells for creating artificial hair follicles, blood vessels, and skin.
Quickly fix tissue in formalin after excision to preserve it.
February 2023 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” Optical imaging and light therapy show promise for diagnosing and treating liver injury caused by surgery.
2 citations
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January 2016 Rat hair follicle stem cells can be successfully cultured and may be useful for creating tissue-engineered hair, vessels, and skin.
3D culture better preserves sweat gland cell identity than 2D culture.
1 citations
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April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A new one-step test can quickly identify skin cancer during surgery.
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April 2023 in “Cytotechnology”