Hair Follicle Culture

January 2012 in “ Methods in pharmacology and toxicology ”

Michael P. Philpott

TLDR Hair follicle culture helps study hair growth but has limitations in modeling the full hair cycle.

Hair follicle organ culture allowed the maintenance of individual hair follicles from various species in culture, enabling the study of hair growth regulatory factors, drug responses, and signal transduction pathways. Despite its usefulness, the model had limitations, such as the inability to model the entire hair cycle in vitro and difficulty in maintaining follicles beyond 10 days. However, it showed promise for use with siRNA to enhance understanding of hair biology regulation.

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