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August 2017 in “Journal of comparative pathology” This study suggests that uncontrolled embryonic trichogenesis may play a role in the development of trichoblastoma in rabbits.
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January 2017 in “Journal of toxicologic pathology” This study suggests that the patchy thickening and reddish discoloration in rabbit skin during the hair cycle may be due to large anagen-phase hair follicles compressing the dermis and increased blood vessels causing redness.
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February 1975 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This study observed that during the rat hair cycle, DNA synthesis in dermal cells peaks during a specific growth stage, suggesting a coordinated metabolic activity with potential implications for alopecia areata research.
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April 1995 in “PubMed” This study found that dermal papilla cells from beard and axillary hair follicles can produce androgen-dependent factors that stimulate proliferation in adjacent follicular epithelial cells under testosterone influence.
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July 2006 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study found that testosterone significantly stimulated the proliferation of outer root sheath cells when co-cultured with beard or axillary dermal papilla cells, but not with cells from occipital scalp hair follicles.