Meanings
adjectiveneoformative (not comparable)
- not comparableCapable of forming new tissue
Considering Hes1 expression in neoformative hair follicles and its upregulation tightly following Notch activation (Fig. 4 ), we hypothesize that Notch signaling is responsible for determining hair follicle formation by promoting the transcriptional activation of Hes1 .
2015 June 16, Yan Shi et al., “Wnt and Notch signaling pathway involved in wound healing by targeting c-Myc and Hes1 separately”, in Stem Cell Research & Therapy, volume 6, →DOI
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