title: Feather on the Cap of Medicine.
abstract: Through cyclic regeneration, feather stem cells are molded into different shapes under different physiological states. With its distinct morphology, context-dependent growth, and experimental manipulability, the feather provides a rich model to study growth control, regeneration, and morphogenesis in vivo. Recent examples include novel insights revealed by transient perturbation with chemotherapeutic reagents and irradiation during feather growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Cathleen Tsz Ka
authors.initials: CTK
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Laboratory for Wound Repair and Regeneration, Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Integrative Evolutionary Galliform Genomics Center, Chung-Hsing University. Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: cmchuong@usc.edu.
authors.forename: Cheng Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chuong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005241:Feathers / Q000166:cytology*; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins