Abstract

The distal tips of mammalian digits can regenerate following amputation, but only when the nail apparatus is intact. Coordinated regrowth of nail and distal phalanx involves nail epithelial cells and undifferentiated mesenchymal cells that form the “blastema,” which subsequently differentiates to reform the distal digit. Takeo and colleagues explored the role of nail epithelial cells in …

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