Fostering a healthy culture: Biological relevance of in vitro and ex vivo skin models

Scott X Atwood^{1

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3}, Maksim V Plikus^{1

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3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
² Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
³ NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
⁴ Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.

PMID: 33565670
PMCID: PMC8142902
DOI: 10.1111/exd.14296

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Fostering a healthy culture: Biological relevance of in vitro and ex vivo skin models

Scott X Atwood et al. Exp Dermatol. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;30(3):298-303.

doi: 10.1111/exd.14296. Epub 2021 Feb 10.

Authors

Scott X Atwood^{1

2

3}, Maksim V Plikus^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
² Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
³ NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
⁴ Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.

PMID: 33565670
PMCID: PMC8142902
DOI: 10.1111/exd.14296

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**Figure 1.. *In vitro* and *ex vivo* skin culture models in dermatological research.**
Common applications are listed for **(A)** self-organized skin organoids, **(B)** skin equivalents produced by seeding primary cells into extracellular matrix scaffolds, and **(C)** explant cultures of freshly micro-dissected skin and/or hair follicles.

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