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Human follicular stem cells: their presence in plucked hair and follicular cell culture
1 May 2004
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A considerable portion of the hair follicle remains attached to plucked hair and can be used for follicle cell culture. In this study we have phenotyped these cells in an attempt to identify the stem cell fraction. Reports in the literature have indicated that this cell population may be positive for cytokeratin (CK) 19. Because stem cells in general need to be protected from apoptosis,...
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