The Role of Symmetric Stem Cell Divisions in Tissue Homeostasis
Fig 11
Modeling the possible role of hair follicles in epidermis turnover.
The numbers of differentiated and SCs are plotted as functions of time, for a typical run. (a) S = 0.1, in the presence of follicles; (b) S = 1, in the presence of follicles; (c) S = 0.1, in the absence of follicles; (d) S = 1, in the absence of follicles. Eqs (11 and 12) were used with parameters h = 0.3, ϵ = 0.05.