Hedgehog signaling can create new hair follicles in adult skin but may increase cancer risk.
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April 2004 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” A 3-year-old girl has a rare condition causing sparse hair and nail issues, with minimal improvement from treatment.
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November 1999 in “Hair transplant forum international” The document's conclusion cannot be provided because the document is not accessible.
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July 1997 in “British Journal of Dermatology” LHTric-1 is a specific antibody useful for studying hair and nail formation.
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May 2019 in “Frontiers in genetics” Non-coding RNAs play key roles in the hair growth cycle of Angora rabbits.
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Lhx2 is a crucial regulator of the Sonic Hedgehog signaling in early mouse retinal development.
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January 2017 in “PubMed” Hair casts are harmless but can be mistaken for head lice.
May 2006 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Most nonbald men's multi-hair follicles are naturally positioned perpendicular to a line from the scalp's crown, which is important for natural-looking hair transplants.
January 2024 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology” Long-hair follicular unit excision improves hairline restoration results and patient satisfaction.
Understanding hair follicle signaling can improve hair disorder treatments.
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November 2014 in “Journal of Comparative Physiology A” Spider joint hair sensilla are adapted to sense movement during walking.
May 2024 in “NATIONS UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STUDIES” Polyethylene glycol improves the extraction of beneficial compounds from horsetail.
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July 2003 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The conclusion is that creating natural-looking hair restoration requires replicating natural scalp whorl patterns and inserting grafts at specific angles.
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April 2008 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” Hirosaki hairless rats lack hair due to missing DNA with key keratin genes.
January 2022 in “Figshare” Melatonin affects when and how certain genes work during the growth of goat hair follicles.
June 2010 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” A new gene mutation is linked to monilethrix in the studied family.
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January 2000 in “Journal of comparative neurology” Rat vibrissae have sensory terminals with specific structures that help detect hair movements.
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June 2017 in “The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries” 4 citations
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January 1991 in “Dermatology” Hair casts are small structures on hair shafts with unknown causes.
October 1976 in “BMJ. British medical journal” January 2000 in “Medical Entomology and Zoology” March 1997 in “The Lancet” Hirsutism is abnormal male-pattern hair growth in females due to excess androgens.
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March 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mutations in the DSG4 gene cause specific hair and scalp issues.
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April 2009 in “Journal of anatomy” Cat claws stay sharp by shedding their outer layer through microcracks formed during activities.
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September 2003 in “Annals of Plastic Surgery” The document concludes that hair from the forehead can be used to reconstruct eyebrows.
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July 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The mutation causes hairless mice due to mislocalized and dysfunctional HR protein.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Iron deficiency causes hair loss by affecting hair differentiation and cycling.
January 2008 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” The mutant HR bmh protein affects hair follicle formation by failing to repress vitamin D receptor activity.