An ideal society? Neighbors of diverse origins interact to create and maintain complex mini-organs in the skin

PLoS Biol. 2005 Nov;3(11):e372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030372. Epub 2005 Nov 15.

Abstract

Hair follicles are the focus of this primer on mammalian skin development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Hair Follicle / metabolism
  • Hair Follicle / pathology
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mutation
  • Organ Culture Techniques
  • Signal Transduction
  • Skin / anatomy & histology*
  • Skin / embryology
  • Skin / metabolism
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Stem Cells
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins