Nestin-GFP hair-shaft elongation in Gelfoam1 histoculture
When whisker hair follicles were freshly isolated, the follicle was covered by a rigid and intact
capsule filled with red blood (Fig 1). The isolated follicles with the capsule were then placed on
Gelfoam1 histoculture. Hair-shaft length in the follicles increased by 1.32 ± 0.27 mm by day 4
compared to day 1 and kept growing at day 7 (1.42 ± 0.24 mm) and day 9 (1.46 ± 0.24 mm)
compared to day 1. By day-12, the hair shaft length was 1.50 ± 0.22 mm (p