Research on sweat glands suggests a route to better skin grafts

Scientists have discovered the signaling pathways that help hair follicles and sweat glands form during development, and identified the mechanism that allows both of these features to coexist in human skin. The findings may improve the methods used to grow tissue used in grafting procedures. More »
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Tags: Science News BMP signaling Elaine Fuchs hair follicles Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development skin grafts sweat glands Source Type: news