Skin stem cells: Rising to the surface

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-284

  Fuchs, Elaine ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOTCH RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINE; CELL POLARITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER CELL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN CELL; SKIN PROTECTION; STEM CELL; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; SKIN; STEM CELLS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 38749143649     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200708185     Document Type: Short Survey

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