February 2010 in “ePrints Soton (University of Southampton)” Male sexual differentiation is regulated independently, while female differentiation occurs in an androgenic environment, affecting conditions like congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
December 2022 in “Scientific Reports” Stem cells from whiskers can be transplanted to stimulate hair growth.
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December 2013 in “Scientific Reports” A new method quickly creates controllable cell clusters for tissue engineering and drug testing.
January 2014 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering and Reconstructive Surgery” Rabbit hair follicle stem cells and nano silk fibers can create a tissue-engineered urethra.
December 2009 in “Cancer Research” Over-expression of Sp2 can lead to cancer by preventing proper stem cell differentiation.
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February 2012 in “Developmental biology” Sostdc1 controls the size and number of hair and mammary gland structures.
April 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Sweat gland development involves two unique skin cell programs and a temporary skin environment.
December 2019 in “Reproduction Fertility and Development” A new method helps grow skin stem cells better, which could improve skin grafts for burn victims.
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April 2015 in “Experimental Dermatology” Certain genes controlled by OVOL1 are crucial for creating new hair follicles.
January 2008 in “Chinese bulletin of Life sciences” Epidermal stem cells help renew skin and regenerate hair follicles.
June 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Targeting EMT and fibrotic remodeling may help treat androgenetic alopecia.
September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Sox13 is a new marker for early hair follicle development and differentiation.
April 2021 in “Animal Bioscience” 5-Aminolevulinic acid can help chicken sperm move better at the right amount.
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March 2016 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” Isoproterenol helps hair follicle stem cells turn into beating heart muscle cells.
November 2025 in “Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin” Sporadic trichoblastic neoplasms generally don't recur or spread, with one case showing a specific genetic fusion.
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December 2007 in “Journal of Otology” Guinea pig fat stem cells can become hair cell-like cells in a lab.
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January 2026 in “Open Life Sciences” Exosomes from stem cells help repair irradiated salivary glands by boosting cell growth.
January 2018 in “Belarusian State Pedagogical University repository (Belarusian State Pedagogical University)” Adipose-derived stem cells can be used to create cells that help grow new hair.
March 1995 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Immature hair cells can grow and change into different types of hair cells over time.
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April 2015 in “General and Comparative Endocrinology” Finasteride negatively affects fish reproduction and gonadal development.
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May 1981 in “Australian Journal of Biological Sciences” Rat hair follicle cells can produce and release various glycosaminoglycans over time.
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January 2024 in “Burns & Trauma” Sebaceous gland organoids could improve skin regeneration and treatment.
January 2019 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” Hair follicles and skin structures were successfully regenerated in the lab using specific cell arrangements and mechanical conditions.
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November 1992 in “Journal of dermatology” Hair cells grown in a lab showed specific hair proteins.
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September 2008 in “Experimental gerontology” Skin aging is due to impaired stem cell mobilization or fewer responsive stem cells.
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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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February 2005 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” Male cells need DHT to respond to testosterone, while female cells do not.
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October 2009 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Canine hair follicles contain stem-like cells with high growth potential.