Epidermal stem cells: Practical perspectives and potential uses

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-236

  Abbas, O ^a   Mahalingam, M ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermal; Melanocytic; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; GENE THERAPY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; MOUSE; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EPIDERMIS; GENE THERAPY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 70849134501     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09250.x     Document Type: Review

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