Article
Skin Stem Cells: At the Frontier Between the Laboratory and Clinical Practice. Part 1: Epidermal Stem Cells.
Actas dermo-sifiliograficas - 1 Nov 2015
Pastushenko I, Prieto-Torres L, Gilaberte Y, Blanpain C
Abstract excerpt
Stem cells are characterized by their ability to self-renew and differentiate into the different cell lineages of their tissue of origin. The discovery of stem cells in adult tissues, together with the description of specific markers for their isolation, has opened up new lines of investigation, expanding the horizons of biomedical research and raising new hope in the treatment of many diseases. In this article,...
Topics
- Adult Stem Cells
- Animals
- Burns
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Lineage
- Cell Self Renewal
- Cicatrix
- Epidermal Cells
- Forecasting
- Genetic Therapy
- Hair Follicle
