Establishment and characterization of immortalized sweat gland myoepithelial cells

Abstract Sweat glands play an important role in thermoregulation via sweating, and protect human vitals. The reduction in sweating may increase the incidence of hyperthermia. Myoepithelial cells in sweat glands exhibit stemness characteristics and play a major role in sweat gland homeostasis and swe...

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Main Authors: Tomohisa Hayakawa, Fumitaka Fujita, Fumihiro Okada, Kiyotoshi Sekiguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03991-5