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Yo-yoing stem cells defy dogma to maintain hair colour.

Authors :
Galvan, Carlos
Lowry, William E.
Source :
Nature; Apr2023, Vol. 616 Issue 7958, p666-667, 2p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The observation that melanocyte stem cells migrate up and down the hair follicle, differentiating into melanocytes and then returning to a stem-cell identity, calls into question long-held assumptions about adult stem cells. Melanocyte stem cells migrate up and down the hair follicle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00280836
Volume :
616
Issue :
7958
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
163255616
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00918-0