Hair serves an important cosmetic function for humans, and the hair follicle produces sweat gland products that help to control body temperature and release pheromones 3. Billions of people ...
Figure 1 shows the anatomy of a normal anagen follicle. In anagen, the scalp follicles reach into the subcutaneous fat and the hair is produced by rapidly dividing keratinocytes within the ...
BACKGROUND: Cultured hair follicles lacking sebaceous glands do not appear to degrade the inner root sheath (IRS), suggesting that the gland may be involved in this process. OBJECTIVES ...