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hair follicle dermal papilla cell

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A specialized mesenchymal cell that resides in the dermal papilla located at the bottom of hair follicles. This cell plays a pivotal roles in hair formation, growth, and cycling. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9893172 ]

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hair follicle dermal papilla cell

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Are these really all stem cells?