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January 2014 in “Medical Entomology and Zoology” Recognizing bamboo hair helps diagnose Netherton’s syndrome.
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December 2016 in “Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A” Bone-forming cells grow well in 3D polymer scaffolds with 35 µm pores.
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September 2005 in “Hair transplant forum international” Nature uses midline convergence to make the center of something look denser or thicker.
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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.
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January 2022 in “BIO-PROTOCOL” The protocol allows easy imaging of dividing cells in C. elegans and can be used for other organisms.
December 2025 in “Brazilian Journal of Hair Health” The Spiral Model helps understand hair growth changes with age and identify hair problems early.
August 2003 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Craig Ziering created a system to classify scalp hair patterns, important for improving hair restoration surgery results.
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January 2015 in “Sen'i Gakkaishi” Hair and wool strength is affected by the number and type of bonds in their protein structures, with hair having more protein aggregates than wool.
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December 2006 in “Journal of Structural Biology” Type I and Type II keratin chains can form heterodimers despite sequence differences.
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January 2002 in “Biological chemistry” Different conditions affect how hair proteins assemble, and certain mutations can change their structure.
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August 2005 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” Both vertical and transverse sections are useful for diagnosing alopecia, but using both methods together is best.
Arabidopsis Formin 2 stabilizes actin filaments to aid cell-to-cell trafficking.
January 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Newly born mesenchymal cells quickly spread out in response to tissue tension during early development.
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June 2023 in “Journal of applied crystallography” The technique showed that human hair has two main parts, with 68% being rigid and the rest flexible, and water swelling affects its structure.
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May 2021 in “Journal of Cell Science” N1-acetylspermidine promotes hair follicle stem cell self-renewal.
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February 2007 in “Journal of Structural Biology” Oxidation changes the structure of hair protein filaments, causing them to compact and rearrange.
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October 2014 in “Development” Fz3 and Fz6 can partially replace each other in tissue polarity and axon guidance.
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July 2007 in “Circulation Research” Defects in certain proteins cause major heart abnormalities during early development.
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January 2006 in “Journal of Structural Biology” Hair follicles form hard α-keratin filaments in four steps, showing structural differences.
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March 2006 in “Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery” The document explains how to identify different hair problems using a microscope.
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August 2021 in “Journal of clinical medicine” Pili torti is a rare condition where hair is twisted and breaks easily, often linked to genetic disorders or other health issues.
July 2007 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” The BASP classification is a detailed system for categorizing hair loss in both men and women, but it may be complex for beginners and not fully suitable for grading female hair loss.