Abstract
Recent studies have shown that epidermal stem cells derived from the epidermis of are able to form hair follicles in the presence of hair follicle-inducing cells. Here we describe the method that we have used to isolate and cultivate epidermal stem cells.
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Wang, X., Dong, S., Wu, Y. (2018). Isolation and Cultivation of Epidermal (Stem) Cells. In: Turksen, K. (eds) Skin Stem Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1879. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2018_132
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