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August 2004 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Hair follicle cells can create new blood vessels in the skin.
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September 2007 in “Cell Cycle” Stem cells in hair follicles can become various cell types, including neurons.
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September 2015 in “PLoS ONE” Gelfoam® histoculture supports long-term hair and nerve growth in mouse whisker follicles.
February 2012 in “Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE” A new imaging technique can observe stem cells in living mice without harming them.
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March 2005 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Hair-follicle stem cells can become neurons.
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July 2004 in “Apmis” Fluorescent proteins in mouse models effectively visualize tumor blood vessel growth.
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July 2004 in “Apmis” Fluorescent proteins help visualize and understand tumor blood vessel growth.
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August 2003 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Nestin is found in hair follicle progenitor cells, linking them to neural stem cells.
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March 2010 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” Nestin-expressing blood vessels help skin transplants survive and heal.
January 2016 in “Methods in molecular biology” HAP stem cells in hair follicles could help repair nerves and spinal cords.
May 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Nestin marks cells that can become a specific type of skin cell in hair follicles of both developing and adult mice.
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March 2005 in “Cancer Research” Doxorubicin can block blood vessels from hair follicles, reducing skin tumor growth.
June 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Nestin-expressing cells turn into a specific type of skin cell in hair follicles during development and in adults.
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January 2009 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Hair follicle stem cells can turn into various cell types and help repair nerves.
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February 2007 in “Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy” Hair follicle stem cells could help repair nerves and avoid ethical issues linked to embryonic stem cells.
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August 2012 in “Cell Cycle” Stem cells in hair follicles can become neurons and other cells, especially in the upper part, useful for nerve repair.
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March 2007 in “BioTechniques” The assay quickly identifies substances that increase or decrease blood vessel growth.
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September 2013 in “Tissue engineering. Part A” Hair follicle stem cells can become motor neurons and reduce muscle loss after nerve injury.
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January 2008 in “Springer eBooks” Hair follicle stem cells can turn into many cell types and may help repair nerve damage and have other medical uses.
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August 2015 in “PloS one” Transplanted whisker follicles caused long hair growth on the spinal cords of mice.
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March 2007 in “BioTechniques” PCR genotyping in cre-loxP mice can be inaccurate due to unintended gene deletions in non-target tissues.
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June 2008 in “Cell Cycle” Hair follicle stem cells can help repair spinal cord injuries and improve walking.
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March 2016 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” Old hair follicles grew better when moved to a young environment.
10 citations
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May 2023 in “iScience” Sox9 is crucial for hair follicle stem cells to become melanocytes instead of glial cells.
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July 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Chemotherapy affects blood vessels in hair follicles, not stem cells, allowing hair regrowth.
1 citations
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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.
1 citations
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July 2009 in “Journal of dermatology” A 29-year-old man had a jaw plaque diagnosed as follicular mucinosis, linked to nestin-positive hair follicle stem cells.
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January 2017 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” Human hair follicle cells can be turned into neural stem cell-like cells, which might help treat brain diseases.
87 citations
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July 2018 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research” Mice studies show that Protein Phosphatase 2A is crucial for cell growth, development, and disease prevention.