September 1972 in “大会学術講演梗概集. 構造系” The document explains common hair disorders and the basics of hair anatomy and life cycle.
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November 1996 in “PubMed” Most people have similar hair protein patterns, but a rare variant was found in two women.
Hair follicles emit electromagnetic fields due to S100 proteins.
February 2026 in “Optics” Stretching wool changes its structure and improves fiber alignment.
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September 2021 in “International journal of research - granthaalayah” Human hair has bipolar electrical charges because of a gap in the hair follicle's electromagnetic field.
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October 1962 in “Journal of Ultrastructure Research” The hair follicle structure is more complex than thought, with new findings on protein formation.
May 2025 in “Science Advances” PIEZO1 helps keep hair follicle stem cells inactive, affecting hair growth.
June 2026 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” Hair beds in fluid show nonlinear response due to viscosity, inertia, and elasticity.
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March 2024 in “Tissue and cell/Tissue & cell” Telomerase-positive cells are mainly in the bulb matrix and outer root sheath of hair follicles.
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May 2011 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TCHHL1 is a protein important for hair growth, found in hair follicles.
April 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Fibronectin is essential for hair follicle regeneration by supporting stem cells.
February 2026 in “The European Physical Journal E” Root hair growth mechanics depend on turgor pressure and cell wall properties.
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December 2018 in “Routledge eBooks” Hair is made of strong keratin fibers that protect against the environment.
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December 1989 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Human hair proteins have similar cysteine and glycine levels to skin proteins.
June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” KIF18B is important for correctly positioning cell division machinery in skin cells, affecting hair follicle development.
August 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Root hair stiffness is mainly influenced by tip compression and turgor pressure.
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August 2018 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Human hair follicles have a natural biomagnetic field.
January 2025 in “Nature Communications” Large-scale reconstructions enhance understanding of vibrissal sensory mapping in the brain.
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October 2002 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” MAP-2 is crucial for the structure of hair follicles and nails.
Treating hair with 1M sodium hydroxide increases its friction, making it better for small medical knots.
294 citations
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February 2011 in “Cell” Nephronectin helps attach muscle cells to hair follicles.
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March 2001 in “Journal of biomechanics” Growing hairs are easier to pull out than resting hairs due to different anchorage strengths.
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January 2015 in “Biochemical Society Transactions” The Ysc84/SH3yl1 protein family is important for cell movement and the process of taking in materials by interacting with actin and cell membranes.
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July 2003 in “PubMed” The research found a way to measure hair surface changes by analyzing how light reflects off of it, and determined hair cuticle angles vary by hair length and color.
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September 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” S100A8 and S100A9 proteins help form hair shafts during growth.
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January 1993 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” Hair growth drugs and epidermal growth factor do not change the calcium binding site gradient in hair follicles.
October 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Skin cell strength decreases significantly as we age.
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April 2022 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” The research identified key proteins and genes that may influence wool bending in goats.
The "sinuskissen" in cat hair follicles is mostly connective tissue, affecting fluid flow.