Assessment Of The Potential Of Human And Rodent Hair Follicle Stem Cells For Cell Therapy And Tissue Engineering.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$104,985.00
Summary
Hair root as a rapidly self-renewing tissue is an ideal source of cells for tissue engineering. In this study these accessible and multipotential cells are used to generate pancreas and heart tissue. Engineered pancreas and heart tissue is potential source of treatment for diabetes and heart disease.