Isolation and Culture of Adult Epithelial Stem Cells from Human Skin
Title:
Isolation and Culture of Adult Epithelial Stem Cells from Human Skin
Author:
Guo, Zhiru
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (506 seconds)
Series:
Biology
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Abstract:
A rapid, robust way of isolating viable adult epithelial stem cells from human skin is described. The method utilizes enzymatic digestion of skin collagen matrix , followed by plucking of hair follicles and isolation of single cell suspensions or tissue fragments for cell culture.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/2561