3 citations
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October 2017 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study presents a new classification of adult human scalp hair patterns based on high-resolution photographs, which may assist hair restoration surgeons and dermatologists in determining appropriate punch size for follicular unit extraction.
12 citations
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January 1994 in “PubMed” This study found that elastic fibre arrangements in the skin of domesticated mammals vary with hair density, with densely-haired species having horizontal fibres and sparsely-haired ones exhibiting a sponge-like system.
37 citations
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May 2016 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, the researchers found that using a core-shell assembly of adipose-derived stem cells and dermal papilla cells reconstructed hair follicle cellular arrangements more effectively than mixed assemblies, enhancing hair formation in vivo.
35 citations
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November 2020 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that upper wound fibroblasts are crucial for hair follicle regeneration during wound healing and suggests that these cells, along with papillary fibroblasts, migrate within the wound.
January 2025 in “Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology” In this histopathology study of nevus sebaceus, researchers observed distinct epidermal, sebaceous, follicular, and apocrine changes, including sebaceous hyperplasia and basaloid adnexal proliferation, which help differentiate it from similar conditions like basal cell carcinoma and trichoblastoma.
43 citations
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November 1988 in “The Journal of Comparative Neurology” This study examined the sensory innervation of hair follicles in the furry skin of rat hindlimbs, finding significant differences among hair types in their innervation patterns and densities.
14 citations
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July 2004 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This case study describes a patient with rapidly progressing follicular mycosis fungoides, highlighting its unusual histology and challenges in diagnosing it against cutaneous B-cell lymphoma.
February 1990 in “PubMed” This study suggests that human hair follicle cells and epidermal keratinocytes differ in their degree of keratinization and other characteristics when cultured on mixed collagen membranes.
31 citations
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November 1991 in “Brain Research” Aδ-LTMRs have complex synapses with glycine, while Aβ-LTMRs have simpler ones.
29 citations
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February 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study found that Merkel cell clusters require Frizzled6 signaling for their polarity information, while other hair follicle-associated structures align their orientation based on the hair follicle itself.
17 citations
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September 2010 in “Pediatric dermatology” This report describes a case of widespread Porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus in a 15-year-old woman with keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome, involving both eccrine ostia and hair follicle infundibula.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews the use of electrospun matrices in creating tissue-engineered skin substitutes and reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes the need for a cell-friendly microenvironment.
1 citations
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December 1989 in “PubMed” This study found that dispersed hair follicle cells can be cultured successfully on collagen type IV, potentially offering an alternative to cultured epidermal keratinocytes for skin treatment.
January 2015 in “Chinese Veterinary Science” This study observed distinct changes in the ultrastructure of Hexi cashmere goat hair follicles throughout the year, highlighting stages with specific cellular and structural characteristics.
April 2023 in “Chinese Medical Journal” In this study, human hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells promoted Achilles tendon repair in rabbits by upregulating collagen types I and III, suggesting potential as a treatment for tendinopathy.
8 citations
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November 2020 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that enlarged facial pores in women show distinct microstructural alterations, including regular keratinocyte arrangement and irregular dermo-epidermal junctions, highlighting changes in skin tension linked to pore enlargement.
17 citations
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August 2014 in “Journal of Craniofacial Surgery” In this study on rats, botulinum toxin–A injection was reported to reduce contraction in wounds and skin grafts, with changes in inflammation and collagen arrangement also observed.
91 citations
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December 2006 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” In this study, researchers found that hair follicle orientation in Fz6 −/− mice is disrupted and that hair may reorient itself over time through a self-organized process.
175 citations
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January 1995 in “Birkhäuser Basel eBooks” This review examines the histochemistry and keratinization processes of human hair, exploring the structural roles of keratin proteins, protein chains, and lipids, but offers no new results.
55 citations
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November 2010 in “Development” This study observed that in frizzled 6 null mice, initially uncorrelated hair follicle orientations develop into highly ordered patterns over time, suggesting possible mechanisms for biological structure patterning.
2 citations
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February 2012 in “PubMed” This study found that Gp₄G increased hair length, papilla cell numbers, and versican deposition in treated animals, potentially through alterations in hair follicle phases and nucleotide concentrations.
6 citations
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October 2016 This article reviews the complex structure and molecular composition of hair keratins, highlighting their self-assembly process and implications for keratin extraction techniques, but reports no new experimental results.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that conditional deletion of CD271 in mouse epidermis led to significant disorganization and increased thickness, suggesting CD271's crucial role in regulating skin differentiation and structure.
1 citations
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January 2017 The document outlines criteria to identify and differentiate neoplasms based on follicular characteristics.
1201 citations
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January 2010 in “Science” This review discusses stem cells in the hair follicle, bone marrow, and intestinal epithelium and introduces a model where quiescent and cycling stem cells may coexists in "zoned" configurations.
32 citations
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June 2021 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study reports that Cur@CMCTS-Tk hydrogel effectively accelerated wound healing and tissue regeneration in rats by scavenging excess reactive oxygen species and protecting human fibroblasts from oxidative damage.
6 citations
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September 2023 in “Experimental physiology” In this study, researchers identified the PLD-mGluR protein in primary mechanosensory terminals as the homomeric GluK2 kainate receptor, functioning purely metabotropically, which is suggested to be common to various sensory endings.
3 citations
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January 2010 Refined open donor harvesting techniques can reduce hair follicle damage in hair restoration surgery.
January 2013 in “Health Medicine Research and Practice” This study found that high-dose cissus repens ointment Ⅱ significantly promoted wound healing and reduced inflammation in superficial second-degree burns in mice.
1 citations
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August 2016 in “Journal of Buffalo Science” This study examined hair follicle arrangement to identify a suspected wild boar involved in a dynamite blast, concluding based on circumstantial evidence that it may have belonged to a wild boar.