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Some fibroblast growth factors may promote hair growth similarly to minoxidil and could potentially treat hair loss.
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October 2012 in “Cell Transplantation” Cells treated with Wnt-10b can grow hair after being transplanted into mice.
Dermal papilla cells can help form hair-like structures in lab-grown skin cells.
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March 2008 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” Estrogen affects scalp cell types differently, enhancing some wound healing processes.
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September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” HAP stem cells can repair nerves and spinal cords by becoming Schwann cells.
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April 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human hair follicle cells can become fat and bone cells, useful for therapy.
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November 2015 Dental pulp stem cells might not reliably become neurons.
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