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	hair biology - hair follicle structure
		The total number of hair follicles for an adult human is estimated at 5 million with 1 million on the head of which 100,000 alone cover the scalp.
		The hair follicle penetrates the dermal layer of the skin composed of fibroblast cells and collagen connective tissue interspersed with blood vessels, sweat glands and sensory nerves.
		When a hair follicle is not producing a fiber the DP cells lose much of their cytoplasm and become inactive.
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	Hair Loss Help - Hair cloning and hair multiplication
		The invention also relates to a method for culturing hair follicle cells from anagenetic hairs in the anagen phase, to a medium that is highly suitable for culturing hair follicle cells, to a method for the preparation of such a medium and to a precursor medium.
		The hair follicle cells or keratinocytes reproduce from these hair follicles and during their path to the skin surface the cytoplasm of said cells is converted by a large number of complex processes into the tough and resilient material which is known as hair.
		The hairs which ultitmately are formed in the receptor region from the cultured hair follicle cells assume the characteristics of the hairs from the donor region from which the hair follicle cells were cultured.
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	Exercise 15: Hair
		The follicle is separated from the underlying dermis and hypodermis by a basement membrane, and the hair itself grows from the germinal epithelium at the deepest part of an active follicle.
		The triggering of hair growth by proximity of the dermal papilla is a classic example of the phenomenon of induction, the response of one cell population to signals from a second population.
		Hair growth in animals is intimately related to seasonal cycles, and in most cases the cycle of hair growth and quiescence is cued by changing day length.
	education.vetmed.vt.edu /Curriculum/VM8054/Labs/Lab15/Lab15.htm (3599 words)

	The Effects of Shaving on Hair Growth
		The hair follicle and its hair are fundamentally one structure.
		The entire follicle beneath the isthmus can be considered "temporary" because it disappears during the involutional stage, or stage of regression of the hair follicle, and reforms again during the growth cycle.
		When the hairs grow out from the skin, they keep their "thickened" appearance, especially as they are being compared with the white background of the skin.
	www.zapahair.com /pages/article_02.html (715 words)

	Hair Loss & Restoration: Hair Follicle Origin
		It may be surprising to learn that hair follicles have a developmental relationship with many others tissues, such as breast and prostate gland, but this shows the built-in potential of stem cells to grow into a variety of specialized forms.
		It may be surprising to learn that hair follicles have a developmental relationship with many other tissues, but it is not surprising to see another example of the built-in potential of stem cells to grow into a variety of specialized forms.
		The developing follicle is instructed by molecular signals to develop at an angle relative to the skin surface; thus, the hair growing out of the follicle will grow out at an angle relative to the skin, not straight up like the bristles of a brush.
	www.ishrs.org /articles/hair-follicle-origin.htm (1036 words)

	hair biology - hair follicle embryogenesis overview
		In humans, development of hair follicles first begins on the head, particularly on the eyebrows along with the lower and upper lip of an embryo.
		From these first few hair follicles on the face, the development of the hair follicles gradually expands symmetrically to cover the entire embryo save for the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
		As the cells mature they are incorporated into the layers of the hair follicle, become keratinized, die and eventually are extruded from the surface of the skin.
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	Hair Loss Answers - Chapter 2 - Normal Hair Growth
		This is because many hair loss remedies point to aspects of normal hair growth, in particular to the shedding of hairs, as evidence of a "problem" that they can "cure." And the many causes of hair loss and various treatments become less mysterious after gaining a basic understanding of the normal cycle of hair growth.
		It begins with a miniaturized hair follicle that may or may not have recently shed the hair it was growing during the previous growth cycle.
		On average, about 50-100 hair follicles end the anagen phase each day, which is when the follicle begins to loosen its "grip" on the hair shaft, and the hair may be shed.
	www.hairdoc.com /book/chapter2.html (955 words)

	eMedicine - Hair Anatomy : Article by Samer Alaiti, MD, FACP
		Approximately 84% of scalp hairs are in the anagen phase, 1-2% are in the catagen phase, and 10-15% are in the telogen phase.
		The hair matrix is the actively growing portion of the follicle consisting of a collection of epidermal cells that rapidly divide, move upward, and give rise to the hair shaft and the internal root sheath.
		The fibrous root sheath is the outermost layer of the hair follicle and surrounds the vitreous layer.
	www.emedicine.com /ent/topic10.htm (1964 words)

	Hair follicle, the basis for hair growth and hair loss remedies
		The fact that a hair follicle is not merely a histological unit but a physiological unit that can be transplanted has led to the evolvment of hair restoration surgery as a specialized discipline in medical science for the treatment of hair loss.
		Hair may also be of importance in attracting mates and may be based on color - such as silver back mountain gorillas - distribution or quality, all indicators of the general health and vitality of an individual.
		Hair styles are used to make a statement, to identify the individual with a particular faction of society, and/or to attract a mate.
	www.hairrestorationadvice.com /hair-loss-biology/skin-and-hair-biology.shtml (928 words)

	Hair follicle definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Hair follicle: A sac from which a hair grows and into which the sebaceous (oil) glands open.
		The follicle is lined by cells derived from the epidermal (outside) layer of the skin.
		Hair Removal - There are several ways to remove your unwanted hair with varied results, including shaving, plucking, depilation, waxing, laser, and electrolysis.
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	Hair Follicle Detox, Detox Hair Follicle,
		For hair detox cleansing, we offer a high toxin hair detox formula that is specifically designed to remove all contaminants in the hair.
		Our potent hair follicle detox system is the absolute strongest solution available anywhere and has been put to the test with superior results.
		Toxin Wash hair detoxification shampoo is one of the strongest chemical removal formulas available today.
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	Passing a hair follicle drug test, Hair Follicle Shampoo for passing hair drug tests
		Passing a hair follicle drug test, Hair Follicle Shampoo for passing hair drug tests
		Massage thoroughly and leave in hair for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
		Our hair follicle shampoos are a 2 step process for passing hair drug tests.
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	Hair Follicle Drug Testing - PDT-90
		Hair Follicle Drug Testing is one of the most trusted methods of drug detection today and is used by law enforcement officials, employers and parents alike.
		Hair drug test analysis can provide a drug history over a 90-day period and has consistently proven to be more effective than urinalysis and other methods in correctly identifying substance abusers.
		Using the instructions provided, the hair sample is collected at home or at the office and sent to the laboratory using the prepaid priority shipping label provided in the kit.
	drugtestingkits.testcountry.com /hair-drug-testing.htm (952 words)

	Hair Club for Men - Hair Loss Facts
		The hair is attached to the base of the follicle by the hair root, which is where the hair actually grows and where it is nourished by blood capillaries.
		At any moment, about 90% of the hair follicles of the scalp are growing hairs in the first phase; only about 10% are in the resting phase.
		Hair follicles in areas that are destined to become bald seem to be especially sensitive to DHT and shrink when exposed to it.
	www.hairclub.com /TRANSPLANTWEB/hairlossfactsmens.htm (1404 words)

	Hair Loss Hair Cloning May... - Hair Loss Advisor
		Cells from the hair follicle that are able to induce the growth of another hair would be replicated in the laboratory and then injected into the scalp to create new hair.
		Hair follicle cloning is actually a misleading term, explained Jerry Cooley, MD, of the Hair Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
		Hair follicle cloning is really cell therapy or tissue engineering, a process that would involve taking some tissue from the scalp—using a circular punch about 2 millimeters in diameter—that contains hair follicle cells, and then finding a way to let these cells multiply in the laboratory using cell culture, Dr. Cooley said.
	www.hairlossadvisor.com /hairlossadvisor/1109.htm (1242 words)

	Hair Loss Research: What causes hair to shed or fallout?
		When the hair follicle starts growing a new hair it has to first get rid of the old hair, which is still attached to the hair follicle.
		When this happens to many hair follicles at the same time you see a lot of hair falling out which is what causes shedding.
		Shedding can also reoccur periodically since hairs that were put into the growth cycle at the same time have a synchronized growth cycle so they tend to go into the resting phase at the same time.
	www.hairlosshelp.com /hair_loss_research/causes_hair_shedding.cfm (678 words)

	Controls of Hair Follicle Cycling -- Stenn and Paus 81 (1): 449 -- Physiological Reviews
		In contrast to the epithelial compartment of the follicle and the endothelial cells in the papilla (444), the fibroblastic
		follicle to keratinize (63, 357), encloses the shaft-sheath
		follicles), and organisms that inhabit the pilary canal (422).
	physrev.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/81/1/449 (10657 words)

	The Hair Connection - Questions
		Hair follicle receptors are sensitive to DHT and thereby start the process of male or female patter hair loss.
		Add the fact that male or female pattern hair loss is not life threatening, and it is easy to see why many physicians do not view hair loss as a priority in scientific research.
		The 50-100 hairs we lose each day often become tangled with the rest of the hair, but are washed out when we shampoo.
	www.hairlossiowa.com /questions.html (875 words)

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		Hair follicles develop during gestation in response to cross talk between the ectoderm, or top layer of cells, composing a young embryo and the mesoderm underneath.
		As is true during follicle development in the embryo, during anagen signals from the dermal papilla instruct the matrix cells to divide and subsequently differentiate into hair cells.
		It was also present during hair follicle formation in the embryo, where it appeared in the earliest clusters of ectoderm cells as well as in the cells destined to form the dermal papilla.
	www.hairtransplantation.com /advances/hair_why_grows.html (3129 words)

	Stem Cells Offer Promise for Hair Growth
		Hair grows from cells located at the base of the hair follicle.
		Their findings, reported in the November 25 issue of Cell, indicate that a molecule called beta-catenin may be the long sought message that instructs embryonic cells to become hair follicles, suggesting possible treatments for premature baldness.
		The flip side of this, she says, is that it is also a potential tool to stop unwanted hair growth by inhibiting the pathway.
	www.nyhairloss.com /stemcells.htm (1010 words)

	Hair and Follicle Cloning a 2004 Update
		The follicles are then dissected to isolate a small ball of cells at the base of each follicle called the dermal papilla.
		A new hair follicle is made from epithelial cells, but the development and cycling of the follicle is determined by dermal papilla cells.
		It might be possible one day to cause new hair follicle formation by applying skin with a chemical signal that triggers the resident dermal cells to return to their embryogenic days, but such a treatment approach is not likely for a long time.
	www.hairlosstalk.com /newsletter/article240.htm (905 words)

	The Hair Folicle - Hair
		Learning about the parts of the hair follicle and skin and the growth stages of the hair can be beneficial in understanding problems that occur in the health of your hair such as slow growth and thinning hair.
		Hair growth is natural and we tend to take it for granted.
		Hair Follicle This is a sophisticated receptacle in the scalp from which the hair grows.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art2343.asp (330 words)

	Hair Structure and Hair Life Cycle
		Below the surface of the skin is the hair root, which is enclosed within a hair follicle.
		Androgens regulate hairgrowth and in scalp hair Androgens may cause the hair follicle to get progressively smaller and the hairs to become finer in individuals who are genetically predisposed to this type of hair loss.
		Hair grows approximately 10cm per year and any individual hair is unlikely to grow more than one meter long.
	www.follicle.com /hair-structure-life-cycle.html (430 words)

	Dr. Koop - Hair follicle
		Each hair sits in a cavity in the skin called a follicle.
		Ordinarily, the hair should grow back but in men who are balding the very small follicle ceases to grow any hair.
		The cause of baldness is not well understood, but is thought to be related to the genes and male sex hormones of the individual.
	www.drkoop.com /ency/93/ImagePages/19647.html (253 words)

	Stress and the Hair Follicle: Exploring the Connections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Premature termination of hair follicle growth induced by stressor is associated with up-regulation of keratinocyte apoptosis, increased mast cell degranulation, and appearance of perifollicular inflammatory infiltrates of activated macrophages.
		These data suggest that mast cells are important local modulators of the hair follicle response to stress exposure and raise a possibility to speculate that inhibitors of mast cell secretory activity may also be effective to prevent stress-induced hair growth alterations.
		Also, the cellular targets for substance P in the hair follicle during the stress response remain to be determined.
	www.hair4women.com /stressAndHair3.htm (648 words)

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