Multipotent nestin-positive stem cells reside in the stroma of human eccrine and apocrine sweat glands and can be propagated robustly in vitro.

Human skin harbours multiple different stem cell populations. In contrast to the relatively well-characterized niches of epidermal and hair follicle stem cells, the localization and niches of stem cells in other human skin compartments are as yet insufficiently investigated. Previously, we had shown...

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Main Authors: Sabine Nagel, Franziska Rohr, Caroline Weber, Janina Kier, Frank Siemers, Charli Kruse, Sandra Danner, Matthias Brandenburger, Anna Emilia Matthiessen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3813437?pdf=render