Fol. Biol. 2010, 56, 149-157

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2010056040149

Isolation and Characterization of Neural Crest Stem Cells from Adult Human Hair Follicles

Eliška Krejčí, M. Grim

Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, Laboratory for Molecular Embryology, Prague, Czech Republic

Received April 2010
Accepted May 2010

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