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    Glossary Vellus Follicles

    small hair follicles producing fine, short, lightly pigmented hairs

    Vellus follicles are small hair follicles that produce fine, short, and lightly pigmented hairs known as vellus hairs. These hairs cover most of the human body and are often referred to as "peach fuzz." Unlike terminal hairs, which are thicker and darker, vellus hairs play a minimal role in thermoregulation and are more prominent in children and women.

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    1. Expression of the L-Fucose Moiety on Infrainfundibular Follicular Keratinocytes of Terminal Follicles, Its Decreased Expression on Vellus and Indeterminate Follicles of Androgenetic Alopecia, and Re-Expression in Drug-Induced Hair Regrowth Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1992 · 9 citations
    2. Compound Follicles in Folliculitis Decalvans Do Not Contain Vellus and Retained Telogen Follicles—A Pilot Histopathologic Series on Polytrichia Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2024
    3. The Formation of Vellus Hair Follicles from Human Adult Epidermis1 Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1956 · 73 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. Epithelial skirt and bulge of human facial vellus hair follicles and and associated Merkel cell-nerve complex Archives of Dermatological Research · 1993 · 48 citations
    6. 561 Vellus-to-terminal hair follicle reconversion does occur in male pattern balding in a new humanized mouse model of androgenetic alopecia and is promoted by minoxidil and PRP Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2022
    7. Vellus-to-terminal Hair Follicle Reconversion Occurs in Male Pattern Balding and is Promoted by Minoxidil and Platelet-rich Plasma: In Vivo Evidence from a New Humanized Mouse Model of Androgenetic Alopecia Acta dermato-venereologica · 2023
    8. Human hair follicle: reservoir function and selective targeting British Journal of Dermatology · 2011 · 97 citations
    9. Cell Movement in the Hair Follicle Dermis – More Than a Two-Way Street? Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2003 · 47 citations
    10. Hair regrowth in male and female pattern hair loss does not involve the conversion of vellus hair to terminal hair Experimental Dermatology · 2016 · 14 citations
    11. Pharmacological aspects of hair follicle growth 1989 · 7 citations
    12. Do we need hair follicle stem cells and hair follicle neogenesis to cure common hair loss disorders? Hair transplant forum international · 2008 · 3 citations
    13. Quantification of hair follicle parameters using computer image analysis: A comparison of androgenetic alopecia with normal scalp biopsies Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 1995 · 13 citations
    14. Eruptive vellus hair cysts: An underdiagnosed entity International journal of trichology · 2022 · 2 citations
    15. Spatiotemporal secondary hair follicle development in the Lanyu pig (Sus scrofa taivanus): a novel pelage hair follicle model bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026
    16. Hormonal Effects on Hair Follicles International journal of molecular sciences · 2020 · 102 citations
    17. Determination of the cuticula thickness of human and porcine hairs and their potential influence on the penetration of nanoparticles into the hair follicles Journal of Biomedical Optics · 2009 · 95 citations
    18. Reorganization of hair follicles in human skin organ culture induced by cultured human follicle-derived cells Experimental Dermatology · 2005 · 56 citations
    19. Trichofolliculoma: a rare variant of hair follicle hamartoma Dermatology Online Journal · 2013 · 18 citations
    20. COEXISTENCE OF TRICHOSTASIS SPINULOSA AND ERUPTIVE VELLUS HAIR CYSTS International Journal of Dermatology · 1994 · 17 citations
    21. Variation of Hair Follicle Counts among Different Scalp Areas: A Quantitative Histopathological Study Skin Appendage Disorders · 2021 · 11 citations
    22. Histology of the Human Hair Follicle Springer eBooks · 2008 · 9 citations
    23. Hair Follicle Miniaturization in a Woolly Hair Nevus American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2016 · 6 citations
    24. Evaluation of Hair Follicle Counts of Occipital Scalp Biopsies from Male Hair Transplant Patients in Thailand 2023 · 1 citations
    25. Effects of platelet-rich plasma application on hair follicle count, telogen/anagen ratio, and miniaturized hair ratio in patients with androgenic alopecia: alone or in combination with other treatments Journal of Dermatological Treatment · 2025
    26. The Biology and Genomics of Human Hair Follicles: A Focus on Androgenetic Alopecia International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2024
    27. Eruptive vellus hair cysts in an unusual location with atypical pathological features ˜The œKaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2018
    28. P02 Accelerated ageing of hair follicles in androgenetic alopecia 2024
    29. Beta 1 Integrin in Hair Follicles of Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia Benha Journal of Applied Sciences · 2024
    30. Screening and Identification of LncRNAs Related to Villus Growth of Liaoning Cashmere Goats and Their Effects on Growth after FGF5 Treatment Research Square (Research Square) · 2019