research Autosomal-Dominant Woolly Hair Resulting from Disruption of Keratin 74 (KRT74), a Potential Determinant of Human Hair Texture
A mutation in the KRT74 gene causes tightly curled hair.
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720-750 / 1000+ resultsresearch Pathologic Quiz Case: A Nodule on the Back
The nodule on the woman's back was a benign hair follicle tumor, not cancer, but needed removal.
research Proteoglycans and Associated Proteins of the Mammalian Hair Follicle
research Autosomal recessive woolly hair/hypotrichosis caused by LIPH mutations: a case report
Mutations in the LIPH gene cause woolly hair in a child.
research Whisker hair--an update.
Whisker hair in young people might predict severe future hair loss.
research Pili trianguli et canaliculi as a phenotypic subtype in patients with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: A scanning electron microscopy study
Hair shaft changes may be linked to CCCA, but their role is unclear.
research Mutation des menschlichen hairless -Gens bei Atrichia universalis
A gene mutation causes a rare hereditary hair loss, offering potential for new treatments.
research Visual Diagnosis: An Adolescent Female Who Has Increasing Hair Growth
The girl's increased hair growth and other symptoms were due to a hormone-secreting ovarian tumor, which was successfully treated with surgery.
research Peer Review #2 of "Nature-derived lignan compound VB-1 exerts hair growth-promoting effects by augmenting Wnt/β-catenin signaling in human dermal papilla cells (v0.1)"
A natural compound called VB-1 can help promote hair growth by boosting a specific cell signal in human skin cells.
research Electron microscope observations on the glassy layer of the hair follicle*1
The glassy layer of hair follicles has different fibril sizes and arrangements in guinea pigs and young mice.
research Defolliculated (Dfl): A Dominant Mouse Mutation Leading to Poor Sebaceous Gland Differentiation and Total Elimination of Pelage Follicles
The Dfl mutation in mice causes poor sebaceous gland function and complete hair loss.
research Congenital atrichia with papular lesions resulting from novel mutations in human hairless gene in four consanguineous families
Mutations in the hairless gene cause a rare form of permanent hair loss.
research Structure and expression of genes for a class of cysteine-rich proteins of the cuticle layers of differentiating wool and hair follicles.
Researchers found genes for cysteine-rich proteins that form the protective layer of hair in humans and sheep.
research Hair anatomy for the clinician
Understanding hair follicle anatomy helps diagnose hair disorders.
research Pseudofolliculitis cutis: a vexing disorder of hair growth
Pseudofolliculitis cutis causes painful skin bumps and needs proper shaving and treatments to manage.
research Exploring Mechanical Niches Identified by Hair Follicle Compression and How These Transduce Proliferation and Differentiation Cues in Epidermally Derived cells.
Less stiff collagen promotes higher cell growth in hair follicles.
research Skin-infiltrating CD4+ lymphoma cells depend on hair follicle-derived IL-7
Hair follicles produce IL-7, which is essential for certain skin lymphoma cells to survive.
research Lonely Hair
Isolated long hairs at the original hairline can help diagnose Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia.
research Molecular Genetics of Human Hair Diseases
research Morphogenesis of the Hair Follicle during the Ontogeny of Human Skin
research Analyse de la régulation du gène Hairless et identification des voies de signalisation affectées chez les mutants «bald Mill Hill».
The mutant HR bmh protein affects hair follicle formation by failing to repress vitamin D receptor activity.
research Analysis of Hair Follicles in Mutant Laboratory Mice
Understanding normal hair follicle development helps analyze abnormalities in mutant mice.
research The microfollicle: a model of the human hair follicle for in vitro studies
Microfollicles can effectively model human hair follicles for research and testing.
research The Gross Morphology and Scanning Electron Microscopic Evaluation of the Skin Surface in Congenic Strains of Hairless Mice
Hairless mice lose hair by 3-4 weeks, develop thicker, folded skin, and show pigmentation differences.
research Some observations on the proteins of the inner root sheath cells of hair follicles
research Hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita following cytotoxic chemotherapy
Some cancer treatments can cause abnormal fine hair growth.
research Histological and immunohistochemical studies of excisional wounds in the rat with special reference to the involvement of the hair follicles in the wound healing process
Hair follicles help wounds heal faster, especially in active growth phase skin.
research Integral Lipid in Human Hair Follicle
The lipid in human hair follicles acts as a barrier, similar to the skin's lipid layer.
research Faculty Opinions recommendation of Dermal adipose tissue secretes HGF to promote human hair growth and pigmentation.
Fat tissue around hair follicles releases a growth factor that helps hair grow and develop color.
research Complementary evolution of coding and noncoding sequence underlies mammalian hairlessness
Both gene and non-gene areas of DNA evolved to make some mammals hairless.