Differences in Hair Follicle Dermal Papilla Volume Are Due to Extracellular Matrix Volume and Cell Number: Implications for the Control of Hair Follicle Size and Androgen Responses

    December 1999 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Katherine Elliott, Andrew G. Messenger, Timothy J. Stephenson
    Studysummary This study found that the volume of a hair follicle's dermal papilla is strongly correlated with its size, primarily due to the number of cells it contains and the volume of extracellular matrix.
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