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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… Expand
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Narrower (4)

ATRICHIA WITH PAPULAR LESIONSPili annulatiPili multigeminiTelogen hair follicle
Acanthoma, Pilar SheathArachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase, 12R-TypeBenign Germinative Follicular Epithelium NeoplasmBenign Hair Follicle Neoplasm
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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… Expand
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Review
2009
Review
2009
The Hair Follicle as a Dynamic Miniorgan
Hair is a primary characteristic of mammals, and exerts a wide range of functions including thermoregulation, physical protection… Expand
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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… Expand
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Sonic hedgehog signaling is essential for hair development
BACKGROUND The skin is responsible for forming a variety of epidermal structures that differ amongst vertebrates. In each case… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Bcl-2-deficient mice demonstrate fulminant lymphoid apoptosis, polycystic kidneys, and hypopigmented hair
bcl-2-/-mice complete embryonic development, but display growth retardation and early mortality postnatally. Hematopoiesis… Expand
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
Inconsistent with the view that hair follicle stem cells reside in the matrix area of the hair bulb, we found that label… Expand
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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