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The bald truth – altered cell divisions cause hair thinning – EurekAlert
Researchers from TMDU identified a novel mechanism underlying hair thinning and loss during aging. By studying cell division of hair follicle stem cells in young…
IMAGE: Young HFSCs undergo symmetric cell divisions (SCDs) and asymmetric cell divisions (ACDs) to generate new bulge cells for their self-renewal and expansion. Whereas aged HFSCs provoke hemidesmosomal instability including COL17A1…
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Credit: Department of Stem Cell Biology,TMDU
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a novel mechanism underlying hair thinning and loss during aging
Tokyo, Japan – Hair grows from stem cells residing in hair follicles. During…
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