Hair follicle neogenesis after wounding

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Understanding molecular mechanisms for regeneration of hair follicles provides new opportunities for developing treatments for hair loss and other skin disorders. Here authors show that fibroblast growth factor 9 (Fgf9), initially secreted by γδ T cells, modulates hair follicle regeneration after wounding the skin of adult mice.

http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v19/n7/full/nm.3181.html