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Inhibition of Wound Epidermis Formation via Full Skin Flap Surgery During Axolotl Limb Regeneration
Published on: June 24, 2020
Homeostasis, regeneration and tumour formation in the mammalian epidermis
Daria Belokhvostova1, Ieva Berzanskyte, Ana-Maria Cujba
1King's College London Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Abstract:
The epidermis is the outer covering of the skin and provides a protective interface between the body and the environment. It is well established that the epidermis is maintained by stem cells that self-renew and generate differentiated cells. In this review, we discuss how recent technological advances, including single cell transcriptomics and in vivo imaging, have provided new insights into the nature and plasticity of the stem cell compartment and the differing roles of stem cells in homeostasis, wound repair and cancer.
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