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    Glossary Cortical Cells

    specialized hair cells providing strength, color, and texture

    Cortical cells are specialized cells found in the cortex of the hair shaft, which is the thickest layer of the hair. These cells are responsible for providing strength, color, and texture to the hair by containing keratin and melanin. For professionals, understanding the structure and function of cortical cells is crucial for diagnosing and treating hair disorders such as alopecia.

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    1. Acidic and basic hair/nail ("hard") keratins: their colocalization in upper cortical and cuticle cells of the human hair follicle and their relationship to "soft" keratins. 1986 · 356 citations
    2. Cortical cell types and intermediate filament arrangements correlate with fiber curvature in Japanese human hair Journal of structural biology · 2008 · 62 citations
    3. Upcycling waste hair and feathers derived keratin into intact cortical cell-derived micro-units via periodate oxidation: Applications & life cycle assessment International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · 2026
    4. Stiffness of Human Hair Correlates with the Fractions of Cortical Cell Types Cosmetics · 2019 · 4 citations
    5. Prenatal transplantation of epidermal neural crest stem cells in malformation of cortical development mouse model Microscopy Research and Technique · 2016 · 5 citations
    6. Protein-phosphatase inhibitors block root hair growth and alter cortical cell shape of Arabidopsis roots Planta · 1994 · 61 citations
    7. The cell membrane complex: Three related but different cellular cohesion components of mammalian hair fibers International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2010 · 15 citations
    8. Mechanism research of yak hair stretching slenderization based on the changes of conformation and cell shape 2009
    9. In vitro Growth and Differentiation of Epithelial Cells derived from Post-embryonic Hair Follicles Australian Journal of Biological Sciences · 1982 · 7 citations
    10. Differential expression levels of Sox9 in early neocortical radial glial cells regulate the decision between stem cell maintenance and differentiation bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2020 · 1 citations
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