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Hair follicle structure

Known as: Hair Follicles, Folliculus pili, HAIR FOLLICLE 
A tube-like invagination of the EPIDERMIS from which the hair shaft develops and into which SEBACEOUS GLANDS open. The hair follicle is lined by a… 
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ATRICHIA WITH PAPULAR LESIONSPili annulatiPili multigeminiTelogen hair follicle
Acanthoma, Pilar SheathArachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase, 12R-TypeBenign Germinative Follicular Epithelium NeoplasmBenign Hair Follicle Neoplasm

Broader (3)

EpidermisFolliclePilosebaceous unit

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Factors Affecting Wound Healing
Wound healing, as a normal biological process in the human body, is achieved through four precisely and highly programmed phases… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Lgr6 Marks Stem Cells in the Hair Follicle That Generate All Cell Lineages of the Skin
Hair Today, Skin Tomorrow The epidermis of mammals contains hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and interfollicular epidermis, but… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in tumors from BRCA mutation carriers.
BACKGROUND The inhibition of poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]-ribose) polymerase (PARP) is a potential synthetic lethal… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations
With the advent of dense maps of human genetic variation, it is now possible to detect positive natural selection across the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Self-Renewal, Multipotency, and the Existence of Two Cell Populations within an Epithelial Stem Cell Niche
Review
1999
Review
1999
The biology of hair follicles.
Hair has many useful biologic functions, including protection from the elements and dispersion of sweat-gland products (e.g… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Bcl-2-deficient mice demonstrate fulminant lymphoid apoptosis, polycystic kidneys, and hypopigmented hair
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Label-retaining cells reside in the bulge area of pilosebaceous unit: Implications for follicular stem cells, hair cycle, and skin carcinogenesis
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A monoclonal antibody against alpha-smooth muscle actin: a new probe for smooth muscle differentiation
A monoclonal antibody (anti-alpha sm-1) recognizing exclusively alpha- smooth muscle actin was selected and characterized after… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Formation of the Scab and the Rate of Epithelization of Superficial Wounds in the Skin of the Young Domestic Pig
WHERE there is a superficial wound in the skin, new epidermis covers the denuded area by migration from the hair follicles and… 
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