Hair follicle
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hair-follicle-171-15377173
title:
Hair follicle
text:
The hair follicle is an organ found in mammalian skin. It resides in the dermal layer of the skin and is made up of 20 different cell types, each with distinct functions. The hair follicle regulates hair growth via a complex interaction between hormones, neuropeptides, and immune cells. This complex interaction induces the hair follicle to produce different types of hair as seen on different parts of the body. For example, terminal hairs grow on the scalp and lanugo hairs are seen covering the b
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Organ found in mammalian skin
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_follicle
date created:
2004-02-10T22:56:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T14:41:03Z
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image:
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13
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