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Structure of infundibulum of hair follicle

Known as: Dermal piliary canal, Hair follicle infundibulum, Infundibulum of hair follicle 
The upper portion of a hair follicle extending from the sebaceous gland duct to the follicular orifice.
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2016
2016
Image Gallery: Linear unilateral basaloid follicular hamartoma: a unique presentation.
DEAR EDITOR, A 26-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic linear atrophic lesion on the lower part of the right cheek. The… Expand
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2016
2016
Generalized keratosis pilaris-like eruptions in a chronic myelogenous leukemia patient treated with nilotinib.
Dear Editor, Targeted agents have been increasingly used in the field of oncology and their various adverse skin eruptions have… Expand
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2016
Review
2016
Histopathologic assessment of depth of follicular invasion of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ (SCCis): Implications for treatment approach.
BACKGROUND Squamous cell carcinoma in situ (SCCis) has been reported to involve the hair follicle epithelium. Deep follicular… Expand
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Deciphering the functions of the hair follicle infundibulum in skin physiology and disease
The infundibulum is the funnel-shaped, uppermost epithelial segment of the hair follicle. Thus, as the infundibulum represents a… Expand
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2013
2013
Early stage alopecia areata is associated with inflammation in the upper dermis and damage to the hair follicle infundibulum.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Alopecia areata (AA) is a non-scarring inflammatory hair loss disease. We investigated the early… Expand
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2012
2012
Ethnic differences in skin physiology, hair follicle morphology and follicular penetration.
BACKGROUND/AIMS Inconsistent evidence is available that different ethnic groups exhibit differences in skin physiological… Expand
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
Markers to evaluate the quality and self-renewing potential of engineered human skin substitutes in vitro and after transplantation.
We screened a series of antibodies for their exclusive binding to the human hair follicle bulge. In a second step these… Expand
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Hair follicles - a long-term reservoir for drug delivery.
Nanoparticles represent an important drug carrier system. Recently, we have reported on the penetration and storage behavior of… Expand
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2003
2003
Expression patterns of the transcription factor AP-2alpha during hair follicle morphogenesis and cycling.
AP-2alpha is a member of a family of transcription factors expressed in cells of the epithelial and neural crest lineage. AP… Expand
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1979
1979
Inverted follicular keratosis in a dog.
Inverted follicular keratosis is a benign epithelial tumor in man. It occurs most commonly as a single lesion on the head [I, 21… Expand
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