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July 2025 in “JCI Insight” Hair follicle stem cells help maintain skin health by moving to and supporting the skin's surface layers.
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April 2009 in “International journal of oncology” Hair follicle cells resist turning into skin cells.
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January 2010 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” Silibinin at 0.5 μg/ml helps hair follicle stem cells turn into neurons.
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July 2006 in “Development” MTS24 marks a new type of skin cell that helps hair growth and repair.
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April 2015 in “Regeneration” Lizards can regrow their tails, and studying this process helps understand scar-free healing and limb regeneration.
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February 2016 in “American Journal of Pathology” The genes OVOL1 and OVOL2 are important for hair growth and may be involved in a type of skin tumor.
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