January 2001 in “대한피부과학회지” Horizontal sectioning helps diagnose hair loss, but Korean follicle differences matter.
October 2024 in “Frontiers in Oncology” Keratin 18 helps diagnose and predict cancer progression and affects cancer growth and spread.
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January 2000 in “Journal of comparative neurology” Rat vibrissae have sensory terminals with specific structures that help detect hair movements.
March 2022 in “Folia Medica Indonesiana” The lump on a woman's scalp was a rare, potentially cancerous tumor from the hair follicle, not a common cyst.
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October 1998 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” The 190-kbp domain contains all human type I hair keratin genes, showing their organization and evolution.
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December 2016 in “Experimental cell research” The research found a way to identify and study skin cells with stem cell traits, revealing they behave differently in culture and questioning current stemness assessment methods.
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March 1997 in “The Lancet” Acquired perforating dermatosis often affects skin in people with kidney issues and diabetes.
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Lower proximal cup cells, not bulge stem cells, regenerate hair follicles after chemotherapy.
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April 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle stem cells rely on nearby blood vessels for their maintenance and function.
November 2021 in “International journal of research - granthaalayah” The document suggests that human hair has electrical charges because of a gap in nerve cell coverage that affects electromagnetic radiation.