Extrafollicular Dermal Melanocyte Stem Cells and Melanoma
Recent studies suggest that extrafollicular dermal melanocyte stem cells (MSCs) persist after birth in the superficial nerve sheath of peripheral nerves and give rise to migratory melanocyte precursors when replacements for epidermal melanocytes are needed on the basal epidermal layer of the skin. I...
Main Authors: | James D. Hoerter, Patrick Bradley, Alexandria Casillas, Danielle Chambers, Carli Denholm, Kimberly Johnson, Brandon Weiswasser |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Stem Cells International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/407079 |
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