Serial cultivation of human scalp hair follicle keratinocytes
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https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555563315320Abstract
A method is described for the serial cultivation of adult human hair follicle keratinocytes. Plucked scalp hair follicles, placed on bovine eye lens capsules as a growth substrate, give rise to quickly expanding colonies within a few days. After trypsinization, the cells are replated with irradiated 3T3 cells as ´feeders´. Using this combination of techniques the keratinocytes can be subcultured up to four times. In this way about 10(7) keratinocytes can be generated from one single hair follicle. Moreover, the technique enables cryogenic storage of the cells, allowing for instance, convenient transportation. Subcultured hair follicle keratinocytes can be plated on glass coverslips. This allows immunofluorescence studies. The keratin cytoskeletons visualized using an antiserum against human keratin.Downloads
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1983-07-01
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Weterings, P., Roelofs, H., Vermorken, A., & Bloemendal, H. (1983). Serial cultivation of human scalp hair follicle keratinocytes. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 63(4), 315–320. https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555563315320
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