The Arrector Pili Muscle and the Follicular Unit of the Scalp: A Microscopic Anatomy Study

    September 2002 in “ Dermatologic Surgery ”
    Enrique Poblet, Zaida Ortega, Francisco Jiménez
    Studysummary This study describes the anatomy of arrector pili muscles in scalp hair follicular units, proposing a model where a single muscle structure is shared by all follicles within a unit.
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    1. The Microanatomy of the Distal Arrector Pili: Possible Role for α1β1 and α5β1 Integrins in Mediating Cell-Cell Adhesion and Anchorage to the Extracellular Matrix Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2000
    2. Elliptical Donor Stereoscopically Assisted Micrografting as an Approach to Further Refinement in Hair Transplantation The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology · 1994

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