Deciphering the Molecular Morphology of the Human Hair Cycle: Wnt Signalling During the Telogen–Anagen Transformation

July 2019 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”

Nathan J Hawkshaw, Jonathan A. Hardman, Majid Alam, Francisco Jiménez, Ralf Paus

hair cycle Wnt signalling telogen anagen telogen-anagen transformation

Studysummary This study found that Wnt signalling agonists increase and antagonists decrease in human scalp follicles from telogen to early-anagen, with differences from the mouse model suggesting targeted interventions for hair growth disorders. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.

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