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Isolation and Cultivation of Skin-Derived Precursors

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Skin-derived precursors (SKPs) have been shown recently to be capable of inducing hair genesis and hair follicle regeneration. Here, we describe a protocol for SKP isolation and culture based on our experience and previous publications.

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  1. Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China

    Xiaoxiao Wang, Shiyang Dong & Yaojiong Wu

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  1. Xiaoxiao Wang
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Correspondence to Yaojiong Wu .

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  1. Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Kursad Turksen

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Wang, X., Dong, S., Wu, Y. (2018). Isolation and Cultivation of Skin-Derived Precursors. In: Turksen, K. (eds) Skin Stem Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1879. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2018_141

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2018_141

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  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4939-8869-3

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