research Hair structure anatomy and comparative anatomy1 1Dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. R. E. Rivett whose untimely death prevented his role in co-authorship.
Human hair is complex and grows in cycles starting from embryonic life.
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research Club-like receptors respond to light touch but not to whisking
Club-like receptors detect light touch but not whisking.
research Sensory innervation of the hairs of the rat hindlimb: A light microscopic analysis
Different types of hairs on a rat's hindlimb have varying levels and patterns of nerve innervation.
research Tactile and hair-hair friction behavior of hair fibers
Hair feels different when touched and rubs together in various ways.
research The muscarinic acetylcholine receptor in dermal papilla cells regulates hair growth
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors help regulate and promote hair growth.
research Neural Mechanisms of Hair Growth Control
Nerves and chemicals in the body can affect hair growth and loss.
research Potassium channel conductance as a control mechanism in hair follicles
research Wnt signaling modulates mechanotransduction in the epidermis to drive hair follicle regeneration
Wnt signaling helps regenerate hair follicles by affecting how skin cells sense and respond to mechanical forces.
research Localization of Merkel cells at hairless and hairy human skin sites using keratin 18
Merkel cells are more densely found in hairless skin areas like palms and soles.
research Stem Cell-Based Hair Cell Regeneration and Therapy in the Inner Ear
Stem cell therapy could help regenerate inner ear hair cells to treat hearing loss.
research 216 Human hair follicles can “smell”: OR2AT4-mediated hair growth regulation
Human hair follicles have a scent receptor that can influence hair growth.
research Localization of mechanosensitive channel TRPV4 in mouse skin
TRPV4 helps sense pressure in mouse skin.
research Attraction of sensory fibers by Merkel cells during co-culture of sensory ganglia and hair follcies in collagen-gel
research Hair Vibrissa Follicle Morphogenesis is Linked to the Expression of Retinoic Acid Receptors α and γ Genes
Retinoic acid receptors are important for hair follicle development.
research Hair Follicles Guide Nerve Migration In Vitro and In Vivo in Tissue-Engineered Skin
Hair follicles help guide nerve growth, improving touch recovery in skin grafts.
research Lateral interactions account for the pattern of the hair cell array in the chick basilar papilla
Lateral interactions guide hair cell patterning in chick basilar papilla.
research Growth of Nerve Fibers to Merkel Cells Observed in Co-Culture of Sensory Ganglia and Sinus Hair Follicles
Merkel cells likely attract sensory nerve fibers.
research C‐tactile afferents: The mystery of human emotional touch has been hidden hair‐deep
C-tactile afferents are linked to emotional touch and social bonding through hair movement.
research Potassium Channel Conductance as a Control Mechanism in Hair Follicles.
research Vibrissa hair bulge houses two populations of skin epithelial stem cells distinct by their keratin profile
There are two types of stem cells in rodent hair follicles, each with different keratin proteins.
research Exploring Mechanical Niches Identified by Hair Follicle Compression and How These Transduce Proliferation and Differentiation Cues in Epidermally Derived cells.
Less stiff collagen promotes higher cell growth in hair follicles.
research Cell Types Promoting Goosebumps Form a Niche to Regulate Hair Follicle Stem Cells
Muscles and nerves that cause goosebumps also help control hair growth.
research The structural and functional aspects of hair cell regeneration in the chick as a result of exposure to intense sound
Chickens exposed to loud noise can quickly regain hearing mostly due to repair of the tectorial membrane, not just hair cell regeneration.
research Blood in the Church: The Inquisition against Hernando Alonso
Mechanical forces are crucial for hair regeneration in skin organoids.
research Relationships between hair-follicle afferent terminations and glutamic acid decar☐ylase-containing boutons in the cat's spinal cord
research The incidental pore: CaV1.2 and stem cell activation in quiescent hair follicles
CaV1.2 helps activate hair follicle stem cells without calcium flux.
research Aging Alters Hair Cell Physiological Properties in Mice with Late-Onset Age-Related Hearing Loss.
Aging reduces hair cell size and function in mice, contributing to hearing loss.
research Prostanoid receptors in anagen human hair follicles
Human hair follicles contain a complex network of prostanoid receptors that may influence hair growth.
research Mapping cell dynamics in human ex vivo hair follicles suggests pulling mechanism of hair growth
Hair growth may involve a pulling force from the outer root sheath.
research INTRODUCING THEORY LINKING GENESIS OF HAIR SHAFT BIPOLARITY WITH ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE PROXIMAL ATTACHMENT
The document suggests that human hair has electrical charges because of a gap in nerve cell coverage that affects electromagnetic radiation.