Detailed histological structure of human hair follicle bulge region at different ages: A visible niche for nesting adult stem cells

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 648-656

  Wang, Xiong ^a   Shi, Ying ^a   Zhou, Qiong ^a   Liu, Xiaoming ^a   Xu, Shizheng ^a   Lei, Tiechi ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arrector pili muscle; Hair follicle; Histology; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT STEM CELL; AGED; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ADULT STEM CELLS; AGED; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870527979     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-012-1012-8     Document Type: Article

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