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    Glossary Follicular Epithelium

    layer of cells lining hair follicle, crucial for hair growth

    The follicular epithelium refers to the layer of cells that line the hair follicle, which is the small cavity in the skin from which hair grows. These cells play a crucial role in the growth and cycling of hair, as they are involved in the formation and maintenance of the hair shaft. For professionals, understanding the follicular epithelium is essential for studying hair growth disorders and developing treatments for conditions like alopecia.

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    1. Expression patterns of MITF during human cutaneous embryogenesis: evidence for bulge epithelial expression and persistence of dermal melanoblasts Journal of cutaneous pathology · 2008 · 43 citations
    2. Pilomatricoma can differentiate not only towards hair matrix and hair cortex, but also follicular infundibulum, outer root sheath and hair bulge Experimental Dermatology · 2009 · 18 citations
    3. Epithelial Cells in the Hair Follicle Bulge do not Contribute to Epidermal Regeneration after Glucocorticoid-Induced Cutaneous Atrophy 2007 · 23 citations
    4. Basal cell carcinoma possibly originates from the outer root sheath and/or the bulge region of the vellus hair follicle Archives of Dermatological Research · 1999 · 107 citations
    5. The Ludwig pattern of androgenetic alopecia is due to a hierarchy of androgen sensitivity within follicular units that leads to selective miniaturization and a reduction in the number of terminal hairs per follicular unit British Journal of Dermatology · 2008 · 47 citations
    6. Epithelial keratin and filaggrin expression in seborrheic keratosis: evaluation based on histopathological classification International Journal of Dermatology · 2013 · 12 citations
    7. Autologous smashed follicular dermal graft with epidermal cell suspension in chronic nonhealing leg ulcers Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery · 2020 · 3 citations
    8. Changing Patterns of Localization of Putative Stem Cells in Developing Human Hair Follicles Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2000 · 87 citations
    9. Activated Kras Alters Epidermal Homeostasis of Mouse Skin, Resulting in Redundant Skin and Defective Hair Cycling Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2010 · 29 citations
    10. Hair Follicle Stem Cells 2003 · 142 citations
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