Intermediate Hair Follicles: A New, More Clinically Relevant Model for Hair Growth Investigations

    May 2010 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    Benjamin H. Miranda, Desmond J. Tobin, David T. Sharpe, Valerie A. Randall
    Studysummary This study found that intermediate hair follicles are morphologically distinct from terminal follicles and offer a novel model for developing new alopecia therapies despite being technically more challenging to study.
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