December 2025 in “Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases” Hair follicles are thinner in alopecia patients, especially in alopecia areata.
25 citations
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September 2006 in “Birth Defects Research” Different processes create patterns in skin and things like hair and feathers.
294 citations
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February 2011 in “Cell” Nephronectin helps attach muscle cells to hair follicles.
May 2007 in “Science's STKE” Healing skin wounds in mice can create new hair follicles, and adjusting Wnt signaling could potentially reduce scarring and treat hair loss.
47 citations
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August 2012 in “Cell Cycle” Stem cells in hair follicles can become neurons and other cells, especially in the upper part, useful for nerve repair.
139 citations
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August 2006 in “Molecular and Cellular Biology” Rac1 is vital for hair follicle health but not needed for skin maintenance.
September 2013 in “中国医师杂志” Human scalp hair follicles grow well in Williams E medium, which may help with hair transplants.
January 1998 in “KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU” The document suggests that male hormones likely affect hair growth and baldness, and future treatments might involve stem cells and androgen-independent cells.
February 2025 in “International Journal of Bioprinting” 3D-printed scaffolds help regenerate hair follicles in lab-grown skin.
1 citations
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September 2024 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Pigs are a good model for studying human hair growth and disorders.
26 citations
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February 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human hair follicle cells can be successfully transformed into different types of cells, but not more efficiently than other adult cells.
13 citations
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January 2001 in “Pediatric dermatology” A dark-haired Chinese girl had hair that looked banded under certain light but was normal under a microscope.
April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” GRK2 is essential for healthy hair follicle function, and its absence can lead to hair loss and cysts.
3 citations
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April 2018 in “Therapeutic Delivery” Hair follicle regeneration and delivery is complex due to many molecular and cellular factors.
5 citations
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January 2001 in “Journal of dermatological science” The G(S) alpha subunit gene may help start hair follicle growth in newborn mice.
61 citations
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March 1966 in “Archives of Dermatology” Nevoid basal cell carcinomas start in the skin and hair follicles.
19 citations
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December 2016 in “PLOS ONE” Early-stage skin cells help regenerate hair follicles, with proteins SDF1, MMP3, biglycan, and LTBP1 playing key roles.
1 citations
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January 2012 in “Indian Journal of Small Ruminants (The)” Chegu goats have two types of hair follicles, with primary ones having glands and muscles, and secondary ones lacking them.
3 citations
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November 1999 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Examining scalp biopsies in different ways helps better diagnose hair loss types.
83 citations
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January 2015 in “World Journal of Stem Cells” Hair follicle regeneration needs special conditions and young cells.
October 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle dermal stem cells help control hair growth timing by regulating signals at the hair germ–dermal papilla interface.
March 2024 in “Tissue and cell/Tissue & cell” Telomerase-positive cells are mainly in the bulb matrix and outer root sheath of hair follicles.
5 citations
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March 2009 in “Pediatric Dermatology” The study found that pili bifurcati causes hair to intermittently split into two branches, each with its own outer layer.
EGF and FGF signaling stops hair follicle development in mice.
Fgf20 is crucial for hair follicle formation by influencing cell movement and growth.
23 citations
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May 1998 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Insulin or IGF-I is needed for hair growth in newborn mice, while minoxidil helps adult mouse hair grow, suggesting a way to study human hair loss.
Current hair regeneration methods show promise but face challenges in maintaining cell effectiveness and creating the right environment for hair growth.
January 2026 in “PLoS Biology” ARHGEF3 is essential for proper hair follicle development in mice.
11 citations
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January 1981 in “Cells Tissues Organs” Human hair cuticle has five cell layers with specific junctions and granules.
211 citations
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February 2009 in “European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics” Hair follicles help absorb and store topical compounds, aiding targeted drug delivery.