A hair-raising tale

Bruce A. Morgan ()
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Bruce A. Morgan: Bruce A. Morgan is in the Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.

Nature, 2011, vol. 471, issue 7340, 586-587

Abstract: Signals from the external microenvironment or 'niche' determine the fate of stem cells. In the hair follicle, stem cells themselves seem to act as a niche for the adjoining muscle cells that cause goosebumps.

Date: 2011
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