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SOME ‘plugs’ of undifferentiated cells were discovered while the secondary : primary follicle ratio was being determined in preparations of skin from four six-month old Soay lambs. The plugs were found at the sebaceous gland level, and were traced towards the skin surface through the series of sections in order to determine whether they were developing follicles, shedding follicles, or parts of sebaceous glands.
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RYDER, M. Some Unusual Outgrowths from Secondary Follicles in Soay Sheep. Nature 183, 1831–1832 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831831a0
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