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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. 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
    2. The Formation of Vellus Hair Follicles from Human Adult Epidermis1 Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1956 · 73 citations
    3. Epithelial skirt and bulge of human facial vellus hair follicles and and associated Merkel cell-nerve complex Archives of Dermatological Research · 1993 · 48 citations
    4. 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
    5. 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
    6. 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
    7. Human hair follicle: reservoir function and selective targeting British Journal of Dermatology · 2011 · 97 citations
    8. Reorganization of hair follicles in human skin organ culture induced by cultured human follicle-derived cells Experimental Dermatology · 2005 · 56 citations
    9. Eruptive vellus hair cysts: an effective extraction technique for treatment and diagnosis Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2006 · 25 citations
    10. Eruptive vellus hair cysts: report of a pediatric case with partial response to calcipotriene therapy. PubMed · 2009 · 15 citations
    11. 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
    12. Eruptive vellus hair cyst: An uncommon and underdiagnosed entity International journal of trichology · 2018 · 10 citations
    13. Eruptive Vellus Hair Cyst International Journal of Dermatology · 1986 · 8 citations
    14. Do we need hair follicle stem cells and hair follicle neogenesis to cure common hair loss disorders? Hair transplant forum international · 2008 · 3 citations
    15. An alternative diagnostic method of eruptive vellus hair cysts: Report of a familial case with pruritus Dermatologic Therapy · 2019 · 2 citations
    16. Spatiotemporal secondary hair follicle development in the Lanyu pig (Sus scrofa taivanus): a novel pelage hair follicle model bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026
    17. Histology of the Human Hair Follicle Springer eBooks · 2008 · 9 citations
    18. Hormonal Effects on Hair Follicles International journal of molecular sciences · 2020 · 102 citations
    19. 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
    20. 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
    21. Evaluation of Hair Follicle Counts of Occipital Scalp Biopsies from Male Hair Transplant Patients in Thailand 2023 · 1 citations
    22. 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
    23. Beta 1 Integrin in Hair Follicles of Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia Benha Journal of Applied Sciences · 2024
    24. The Biology and Genomics of Human Hair Follicles: A Focus on Androgenetic Alopecia International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2024
    25. Hair Follicle Miniaturization in a Woolly Hair Nevus American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2016 · 6 citations
    26. COEXISTENCE OF TRICHOSTASIS SPINULOSA AND ERUPTIVE VELLUS HAIR CYSTS International Journal of Dermatology · 1994 · 17 citations
    27. Androgen Regulation of the Human Hair Follicle: The Type I Hair Keratin hHa7 Is a Direct Target Gene in Trichocytes Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2004 · 49 citations
    28. Trichofolliculoma: a rare variant of hair follicle hamartoma Dermatology Online Journal · 2013 · 18 citations
    29. Eruptive vellus hair cysts: An underdiagnosed entity International journal of trichology · 2022 · 2 citations
    30. Hair cycle-specific expression of versican in human hair follicles Journal of Dermatological Science · 2005 · 88 citations