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. 2024 Nov 4;59(21):2805-2806.
doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.09.028.

Stem cells feel the pain

Jingyu Peng  1 , Mark J Khoury  1 , Ya-Chieh Hsu  2
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Stem cells feel the pain

Jingyu Peng et al. Dev Cell. .

Abstract

Pain is a sensation that signals the presence of inflammation or injury. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Ben-Shaanan et al.1 show that beyond its sensory function, pain can activate hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) by controlling their niche.

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Declaration of interests Y.-C.H. is an inventor on a patent filed by the President and Fellows of Harvard College for methods and compositions related to hair growth control.

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