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research Beyond the Epidermal-Melanin-Unit: The Human Scalp Anagen Hair Bulb Is Home to Multiple Melanocyte Subpopulations of Variable Melanogenic Capacity
The human scalp has different types of pigment cells in hair follicles with varying abilities to produce pigment.
research MALE-PATTERN HAIR LOSS — A SUPRAORBITAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT SYNDROME?
Hair loss might be due to nerve issues, treatable with electric stimulation or acupuncture.
research Hair from wheat stalk in the larynx
research A preliminary study of steroid reproductive hormones in human hair
Human hair can be used to measure reproductive hormones.
research Expression level of leucine-rich repeat containing 15 regulates characteristics of dermal papilla cells of human hair follicle
The gene LRRC15 is more active in balding areas of the scalp compared to non-balding areas.
research A highly resistant structure between cuticle and cortex of human hair
A tough membrane between the outer and inner layers of human hair protects it from damage.
research Trichohyalin: Purification from Porcine Tongue Epithelium and Characterization of the Native Protein
Trichohyalin, a protein from pig tongue, was purified and found to have a filamentous structure.
research Author response for "Advantages of Incomplete Digestion in Human Hair Shaft Proteomics, a Focus on Cuticular Keratins"
research Isolated hair loss on the eyebrow: five cases with trichoscopic features
Trichoscopy helps tell apart hair loss due to alopecia areata from trichotillomania in eyebrows.
research Seborrheic karatosis, a tumor of the infundibular and isthmus of hair follicles: Identification of hair sheath keratins and histopathological features suggesting hair follicle origin.
Seborrheic keratosis likely originates from the upper regions of hair follicles.
research Histopathological Analysis on keratin2-6 g Expression in Hair Mutant Mouse Hague
Keratin2-6g is crucial for hair follicle development, with mutations causing cell degeneration and vacuolation.
research Androgenetic Alopecia
The document concludes that signs of male and female pattern baldness include uneven hair thickness, yellow spots, skin discoloration around hair follicles, more thin and soft hairs, and many hair follicles with just one hair.
research Expression of Langerhans cell antigens in the hair follicles in alopecia areata
research Ultrastructural Characteristics of Neonate Scalp Hair
Neonate scalp hair is thinner, lacks a medulla, and has smaller follicles compared to adult hair.
research Practical Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Early diagnosis and treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa are important to prevent serious physical and mental effects.
research Frictional Alopecia in a Child: An Uncommon Presentation of Lower Limb Hair Loss
A 6-year-old boy's leg hair loss was due to friction from sitting cross-legged, and it usually resolves on its own.
research Diffuse Hair Loss
research Pulling force deforms hair follicle root sheath nuclei and surrounding dermal collagen matrix differently at infundibulum, isthmus and suprabulbar regions
Hair follicles respond differently to pulling forces in various regions.
research Hair Loss Physiology and Transplantation Principles
Hair loss is caused by hormonal changes that shorten hair growth phases and shrink hair follicles.
research Técnica actual del trasplante de pelo de unidades foliculares
Follicular unit hair transplantation is the standard method for natural-looking hair restoration in androgenic alopecia.
research The stimulation of hair growth in the flank organs of female hamsters by subcutaneous testosterone propionate and its inhibition by topical cyproterone acetate: dose-response studies
Testosterone increases hamster hair growth; cyproterone acetate reduces it.
research Androgen Induction of Follicular Epithelial Cell Growth Is Mediated via Insulin-like Growth Factor-I from Dermal Papilla Cells
Male hormones promote hair cell growth by using a growth factor from nearby skin cells.
research Body to scalp: Evolving trends in body hair transplantation
Body hair transplants can treat baldness but differ from scalp hair and need more research on long-term results and side effects.
research Immunohistochemical Localization of Basement Membrane Components During Hair Follicle Morphogenesis
research Pili annulati with fragility: Electron microscopic findings of a case
The study found that hair fragility in Pili annulati may be caused by cavities and damage within the hair shafts.
research Author Correction: Keratin-mediated hair growth and its underlying biological mechanism
research Biomedical versus cultural constructions of abnormality: The case of idiopathic hirsutism in the United States
The perception of excessive hair growth in women as abnormal is more influenced by cultural norms than by medical reasons.
research Hair diameter evaluation in different regions of the safe donor area in Asian populations
Different areas of the scalp have varying hair thickness, useful for different types of hair transplant needs.
research 576 A preliminary study of melanogenic markers in the differentiation of the human hair follicle melanin unit
The study found markers indicating that cells responsible for hair color are differentiating in specific areas of the hair follicle.