Thymosin Beta-4 Induces Mouse Hair Growth.

Thymosin beta-4 (Tβ4) is known to induce hair growth and hair follicle (HF) development; however, its mechanism of action is unknown. We generated mice that overexpressed Tβ4 in the epidermis, as well as Tβ4 global knockout mice, to study the role of Tβ4 in HF development and explore the mechanism o...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyu Gao, Hao Liang, Fang Hou, Zhipeng Zhang, Mingtu Nuo, Xudong Guo, Dongjun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4470810?pdf=render