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SUBMITTER: Jia Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10218283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jia Qi Q Zhang Shuangshuang S Wang Dan D Liu Jianqiang J Luo Xinhui X Liu Yu Y Li Xin X Sun Fuliang F Xia Guangjun G Zhang Lichun L
Genes 20230518 5
Fibroblast growth factor 9 (<i>FGF9</i>) is crucial for the growth and development of hair follicles (HFs); however, its role in sheep wool growth is unknown. Here, we clarified the role of <i>FGF9</i> in HF growth in the small-tailed Han sheep by quantifying <i>FGF9</i> expression in skin tissue sections collected at different periods. Moreover, we evaluated the effects of <i>FGF9</i> protein supplementation on hair shaft growth in vitro and <i>FGF9</i> knockdown on cultured dermal papilla cell ...[more]