September 2015 in “Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology” Human skin cells can be turned into heart cells.
5 citations
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April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Cell size independently controls when stem cells divide.
23 citations
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March 2023 in “eLife” Stem cell differentiation involves gradual chromatin changes and dynamic gene activity.
48 citations
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July 1993 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Merkel cells are abundant in facial vellus hair follicles, especially during the anagen phase.
6 citations
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July 2016 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” Younger mice's hair-follicle stem cells are better at turning into heart cells than older mice's.
12 citations
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October 2024 in “Cell” 1 citations
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April 2024 in “Cells” Corneal cells can potentially revert to stem cells, aiding in repair and regeneration.
16 citations
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February 2019 in “Gene” Researchers found a good way to isolate hair follicle stem cells from newborn goats for further study.
7 citations
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January 1990 January 2003 in “Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery” Dermal papilla cells can help form hair follicles and produce hair.
47 citations
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December 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” DS cells in hair follicles can help form and restore hair, especially in hair loss conditions.
November 2012 in “Transplantation” Large corneum layer cells can cover wounds effectively.
41 citations
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February 2005 in “Experimental Cell Research” MAEG helps in mouse hair follicle development by aiding cell adhesion.
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.
17 citations
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March 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Autofluorescence in hair follicle stem cells can interfere with studies but may help isolate these cells.
128 citations
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February 1992 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Basal cell carcinomas likely originate from hair follicle cells or stem cells.
32 citations
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July 2017 in “Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Developmental Biology” Transit-amplifying cells are crucial for tissue repair and can contribute to cancer when they malfunction.
34 citations
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August 2016 in “Scientific Reports” Blocking TGFβ-RI signaling enhances surface ectoderm differentiation from human stem cells.
168 citations
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August 2009 in “EMBO molecular medicine” Epidermal stem cells are diverse and vary in activity, playing key roles in skin maintenance and repair.
27 citations
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December 2002 in “Journal of dermatological science” Merkel cells and Langerhans cells in hair follicles are closely connected and may interact.
April 2017 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open” Baby and adult skin cells are different, with baby cells having more active pathways that could help grow new hair follicles.
10 citations
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December 2011 in “Cell Transplantation” Researchers successfully grew human hair follicle cells that could potentially lead to new hair loss treatments.
May 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Activating Wnt in skin cells controls the number of hair follicles by directing cell movement and fate.
1 citations
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October 2025 in “Nature Communications” Cell size controls when stem cells divide.
12 citations
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November 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” CD200 is not a reliable marker for identifying stem cells in all skin types.
29 citations
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April 2020 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” The experiment showed that human skin grown in the lab started to form early hair structures when special cell clusters were added.
February 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Removing Lrig1-positive cells in mice leads to temporary loss of sebaceous glands.
2 citations
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December 2022 in “Scientific Data” The study maps how genes are regulated during mouse hair growth.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Advances in stem cells and their niches” Epidermal stem cells are crucial for skin health and problems with them can cause issues like poor wound healing, cancer, and aging.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”