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Lanugo

Known as: Primary hair, Hairs, Fetal, Hair, Fetal 
Fine downy hair that covers the body of a human fetus beginning in the fifth month of gestation; it is usually shed by the ninth month of gestation.
National Institutes of Health

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Hair

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2017
2017
LHX 2 is a direct NF-{ kappa } B target gene that promotes primary hair follicle placode down-growth
In the epidermis of mice lacking transcription factor nuclear factorkappa B (NF-κB) activity, primary hair follicle (HF) pre… 
2005
2005
Compatibility between human fetal hair papilla cells and polyhydroxybutyrate
目的:探讨人胎儿毛乳头细胞与生物可降解材料聚羟基丁酯的细胞相容性,为进一步以聚羟基丁酯为基质用人胎儿毛乳头细胞诱导表皮干细胞分化为毛囊,从而构建具有毛囊结构的组织工程皮肤提供实验依据和理论基础.方法:实验于2004-03/07… 
1993
1993
Hair analysis as a marker for fetal exposure to maternal smoking.
To the Editor: Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with fetal risks in the short and long term1,2. Any… 
1986
1986
Atrichia with papular lesions.
We report a case of atrichia with papular lesions in association with common variable immunodeficiency in an 11-year-old boy… 
1986
1986
[Effects of low level toluene exposure during the developing stage of the brain on learning in high avoider rats].
THA (Tokai High Avoiders) rats were exposed in the exposure chambers to 100 and 500 ppm of toluene and air for 7 h every day from… 
1983
1983
Isozyme phenotypes of polyoma virus tumors in mice.
Isozyme profiles for 32 enzyme systems were studied in tumors induced by two strains of polyoma virus (2PTA and LID1), in two… 
1977
1977
Morphology of cutaneous sensory receptors.
All mammals have such distinct cutaneous nerve end organs as Meissner or Meissner-Like corpuscles on the friction surfaces and on… 
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1975
Highly Cited
1975
Chromosome 3 duplication q21 leads to qter deletion p25 leads to pter syndrome in children of carriers of a pericentric inversion inv(3) (p25q21).
Close phenotypic similarity between two cases carrying a rec(3) dup q,inv(3) (p25q21), 12 additional infants from the same inv (3… 
1949
1949
Clinical study of lepromatous leprosy in Costa Rica.
Although knowledge of the symptomatology of leprosy is very complete, we believe it of interest to describe the clinical picture… 
1933
1933
CONGENITAL ATRESIA OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT: DIAGNOSIS BY MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF MECONIUM
My purpose in this paper is to describe a simple procedure for the early diagnosis of congenital atresia of the esophagus or…