Functional Hair Follicles Were Grown from Stem Cells (IMAGE)

Sanford Burnham Prebys

Functional Hair Follicles Were Grown from Stem Cells

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Hair growth in nude mice transplanted with human iPSC-derived dermal papilla cells that were combined with mouse epithelial cells inside a biodegradable scaffold. Left insert: enlarged outside view. Right insert: fluorescent microscopy image of hair follicles under the skin; cell nuclei (blue), epithelial cells (green), human dermal papilla cells (red).

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Sanford Burnham Preybs

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