Hair grafts derived from plucked hair
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1. A hair graft comprising at least one plucked hair having adhered epidermal stem cells and follicular dermal cells associated with the epidermal stem cells.
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The present invention is a hair graft derived from a plucked hair comprising a plucked hair having adhered epidermal stem cells and associated follicular dermal cells. The present invention also includes methods of making a hair graft, methods of implanting a hair graft and methods of identifying inductive follicular dermal cells.
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- 1. A hair graft comprising at least one plucked hair having adhered epidermal stem cells and follicular dermal cells associated with the epidermal stem cells.
- 16. A hair graft comprising at least one plucked hair having adhered epidermal stem cells, the at least one plucked hair located within a bioabsorbable scaffold, wherein the bioabsorbable scaffold contains a protectant and a plurality of follicular dermal cells.
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17. A method of making a hair graft comprising at least one plucked hair from at least one hair follicle and incubating the at least one plucked hair with follicular dermal cells to form a hair graft, wherein the at least one plucked hair has adhered epidermal stem cells.
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33. A method for identifying inductive follicular dermal cells comprising incubating at least one plucked hair having adhered epidermal stem cells in follicular dermal cells, wherein the epidermal stem cells selectively attract follicular dermal cells capable of inducing follicular neogenesis.
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