research From the Elephant Man to Barbie Girl: Dissecting the Freak from the Margins to the Mainstream
Society's view of "freaks" has shifted from natural deformities to extreme plastic surgery, reflecting changing beauty standards and pressures.
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540-570 / 1000+ resultsresearch Tenascin-C and tenascin-W in whisker follicle stem cell niches: possible roles in regulating stem cell proliferation and migration
Tenascin-C and tenascin-W help control stem cell movement and growth in whisker follicles.
research From signal to form: Nod factor as a morhogenetic signal molecule to induce symbiotic responses in legume root hairs
Nod factor can trigger changes in legume root hairs with just one molecule.
research The Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE), Which Is Defective in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy Patients, Is Expressed in Human Epidermal and Follicular Keratinocytes and Associates With the Intermediate Filament Protein Cytokeratin 17
AIRE protein, defective in APECED patients, is found in skin and hair cells and interacts with cytokeratin 17.
research Amphiregulin in Fibrotic Diseases and Cancer
Targeting amphiregulin may improve treatment for fibrotic diseases and cancer.
research EctopicAtoh1expression drives Merkel cell production in embryonic, postnatal and adult epidermis
Atoh1 expression can create new Merkel cells in the skin.
research Macrophages and fibroblasts during inflammation and tissue repair in models of organ regeneration
Macrophages and fibroblasts help repair organs after injury, affecting whether they regenerate or scar.
research Strength and Tenderness: Fibronectin Joins Hair Follicle Stem Cell Niche
Fibronectin is essential for hair follicle regeneration and may help rejuvenate aged skin.
research Cultured human and rat tooth papilla cells induce hair follicle regeneration and fiber growth
Tooth papilla cells can help regenerate hair follicles and grow hair.
research From hair to heart: nestin-expressing hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells differentiate to beating cardiac muscle cells
Hair follicle stem cells can become heart muscle cells.
research The effects of GPR40 agonists on hair growth are mediated by ANGPTL4
GPR40 agonists help hair growth through the protein ANGPTL4.
research Fine Structure of Perifollicular Nerve Endings in Human Hair
research Epimorphin and Epithelial Morphogenesis
Epimorphin helps shape and develop epithelial cells, like those in hair follicles.
research In Vitro differentiation of hair-follicle bulge stem cells into synaptophysin-expressing neurons: a potential new approach for neuro-regeneration
Hair follicle stem cells can be turned into neuron-like cells, offering a new way for brain repair.
research Regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in citrus root hairs mediated by auxin efflux carrier protein PtPINs
AMF initially inhibits but later promotes citrus root hair growth by regulating auxin levels.
research Somatosensory organization and behavior in naked mole‐rats: II. Peripheral structures, innervation, and selective lack of neuropeptides associated with thermoregulation and pain
Naked mole-rats have unique skin and hair nerve structures, lacking certain pain and temperature-related neuropeptides.
research Mandibulofacial dysostosis with alopecia results from ETAR gain-of-function mutations via allosteric effects on ligand binding
Specific mutations in a receptor cause facial abnormalities and hair loss.
research Nestin as a marker of unipotent epithelial progenitor cell differentiation into outer root sheath keratinocytes in embryonic and adult hair follicles
Nestin marks cells that can become a specific type of skin cell in hair follicles of both developing and adult mice.
research Hair follicle associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells jump from transplanted whiskers to pelage follicles and stimulate hair growth
Stem cells from whiskers can be transplanted to stimulate hair growth.
research Hair Growth Promotion by δ-Opioid Receptor Activation
Activating δ-opioid receptors can help hair grow.
research Pilose antler extracts promotes hair growth in androgenetic alopecia mice by activating hair follicle stem cells via the AKT and Wnt pathways
Pilose antler extracts help hair growth by activating hair follicle stem cells.
research Tracing immune cells around biomaterials with spatial anchors during large-scale wound regeneration
Immune cells are essential for skin regeneration using biomaterial scaffolds.
research Yin and yang of hair cells
Activin A increases inner ear hair cell development, while follistatin decreases it.
research Ferulic acid promotes hair growth via estrogen receptor alpha activation in cultured human dermal papilla cells
Ferulic acid may help hair grow by activating certain receptors in cells.
research The TOR–Auxin Connection Upstream of Root Hair Growth
High energy boosts root hair growth in plants, while low energy stops it.
research Human hair keratins promote the regeneration of peripheral nerves in a rat sciatic nerve crush model
Human hair keratin helps repair nerve damage in rats.
research 609 Symmetry breaking of tissue mechanics in wound induced hair follicle regeneration
Activating TRPA1 reduces scarring and promotes tissue regeneration.
research GDNF neurotrophic factor signaling determines the fate of dermal fibroblasts in wound‐induced hair neogenesis and skin regeneration
GDNF signaling helps in hair growth and skin healing after a wound.
research Resident CD34-positive cells contribute to peri-endothelial cells and vascular morphogenesis in salivary gland after irradiation
CD34-positive cells help repair and form new blood vessels in salivary glands after radiation.
research Mechanical force drives the initial mesenchymal-epithelial interaction during skin organoid development
Mechanical force is important for the first contact between skin cells and hair growth in mini-organs.