Investigation of Characteristics of Feather Follicle Stem Cells and Their Regeneration Potential

Feather follicles have the extraordinary ability to regenerate and undergo molting cycles. Being tissue-specific stem cells, feather follicle stem cells (FFSCs) have a strong capacity for proliferation and are presumed to be progenitor cells for various epidermal organs. In order to characterize FFS...

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Main Authors: Xu YL, Sun JG, Wu FB, Xi YM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GN Corporation Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.pubstemcell.com/monthly/007020300011.htm