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Stem Cell Research
Multipotent adult stem cells isolated from hair follicles
August 14th, 2006
Multipotent adult stem cells have been isolated from hair follicles under embryonic stem cell culture conditions. According to recent research from the United States, "Hair follicles are known to contain a well-characterized niche for adult stem cells: the bulge, which contains epithelial and melanocytic stem cells. "Using human embryonic stem cell culture conditions, we isolated a population of adult stem cells from human hair follicles that are distinctively different from known epithelial or melanocytic stem cells." "These cells do not express squamous or melanocytic markers but express neural crest and neuron stem cell markers...
Source: Stem Cell Week (2006-08-14)
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