This is a chronicle of concepts in the field of epidermal stem cell biology and a historic look
at their development over time. The past 25 years have seen the evolution of epidermal stem …

Introduction: Adult epidermal stem cells are crucial for skin tissue regeneration during
homeostasis and disease. Recent updates relating to the function, cellular role and …

The field of epidermal stem cells has dramatically advanced in the last decade, leading to a
better understanding of the molecular factors, signalling pathways and cellular events that …

The clinical implications of understanding epidermal stem cell biology abound. Thousands
of burns victims across the world have benefited from early research into the proliferation of …

The identification of adult epidermal stem cells that are capable of self‐renewal and can
reconstitute not only the epidermis but also the cutaneous appendages opens new …

Stem cells are involved in the renewal and regeneration of the epithelium of various organs.
The largest reservoir of epithelial stem cells in the human body is the skin. This organ is a …

Epidermal stem cells play a central role in tissue homeostasis, wound repair, tumor initiation,
and gene therapy. A major impediment to the purification and molecular characterization of …

[Frontiers in Bioscience 11, 1031-1041, January 1, 2006] 1031 Epidermal stem cells Angela
Webb 1,2 and Pritinder Kaur 1 1 Epithe Page 1 [Frontiers in Bioscience 11, 1031-1041, January …

The epidermis is the outermost layer of mammalian skin and comprises a multilayered
epithelium, the interfollicular epidermis, with associated hair follicles, sebaceous glands …

For many years it has been widely accepted that stem cells play a crucial role in adult tissue
maintenance. The concept that the renewing tissues of the body contain a small …