Elder Law Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Elder Law Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Swiss study shows that hair follicles contain bonafide multipotent stem cells
October 26th, 2005
Using an animal model, a research team led by Yann Barrandon at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) and the CHUV (Lausanne University Hospital) has discovered that certain cells inside the hair follicle are true multipotent stem cells, capable of developing into the many different cell types needed for hair growth and follicle replacement. In an article appearing in the advance online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS), they demonstrate that these holoclones can be used for long-term follicle renewal. In 2001, Barrandon was part of a French research team who reported in the...
Source: Elder Law Weekly (2005-10-26)
|
