Hair follicle stem cells important for proper hair cycles (IMAGE)

RIKEN

Hair follicle stem cells important for proper hair cycles

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Diagram of a hair follicle taken from back fur. This study found that when Itg-beta5 was present in hair follicle stem cells located in the upper bulge of the follicle, the hair went through many more cycles than when those cells were absent.

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