New Frontiers in Human Hair Follicle Neuroendocrinology
August 2006
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Experimental dermatology
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neuroendocrinology hair follicles CRH ACTH alpha-MSH cortisol melatonin prolactin hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis erythropoietin TRH-TSH system calcitonin gene-related peptide CGRP hair matrix keratinocyte proliferation hair follicle pigmentation corticotropin-releasing hormone adrenocorticotropic hormone melanocyte-stimulating hormone stress hormone sleep hormone lactation hormone HPA axis EPO thyrotropin-releasing hormone thyroid-stimulating hormone hair growth hair color
Studysummary This study suggests that human scalp hair follicles express erythropoietin and its receptor, up-regulating receptor expression under hypoxic conditions, and may mimic another hypothalamus–pituitary axis equivalent involving the TRH-TSH system.
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