research Stiffness of Human Hair Correlates with the Fractions of Cortical Cell Types 4 citations , April 2019 in “Cosmetics” Hair stiffness is higher when it has more para-like cortical cells.
research Cortical cell types and intermediate filament arrangements correlate with fiber curvature in Japanese human hair 62 citations , December 2008 in “Journal of structural biology” Hair curvature in Japanese people is linked to specific cell types and filament arrangements in the hair cortex.
research Transforming growth factor-alpha immunoreactivity during induced hair follicle growth cycles in sheep and ferrets. 6 citations , April 1996 in “Journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry/The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry” TGF-alpha is present in sheep and ferret skin and may affect hair growth without directly stimulating cell proliferation.
research A modular modeling approach for investigating wool critical buckling from biologically variable along-fiber microstructure August 2020 in “Textile research journal” The model helps understand how wool fiber structure affects its strength and flexibility.
research The in vitro plasticity of hair follicle dermal and mesenchymal stem cells January 2008 in “Durham e-Theses (Durham University)” Hair follicle stem cells are similar to mesenchymal stem cells and can become neural-like cells under certain conditions.