| Literature DB >> 27431247 |
Ying Zheng1, Jen-Chih Hsieh1, Julia Escandon2, George Cotsarelis3.
Abstract
The hair follicle (HF) is a dynamic structure readily accessible within the skin, and contains various pools of stem cells that have a broad regenerative potential during normal homeostasis and in response to injury. Recent discoveries demonstrating the multipotent capabilities of hair follicle stem cells and the easy access to skin tissue make the HF an attractive source for isolating stem cells and their subsequent application in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Here, we describe the isolation and purification of hair follicle bulge stem cells from mouse skin, and hair reconstitution assays that allows the functional analysis of multipotent stem cells.Entities:
Keywords: Bulge; Hair follicle stem cell; Hair reconstitution assay; Regeneration
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27431247 PMCID: PMC7450485 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3786-8_8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745