Mesenchymal-epithelial interactions during hair follicle morphogenesis and cycling

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 917-927

  Sennett, Rachel ^a   Rendl, Michael ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal papilla; Hair follicle; Mesenchymal epithelial interactions; Signaling; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868456584     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2012.08.011     Document Type: Review

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