Anatomy of the hair (IMAGE)

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Anatomy of the hair

Caption

The hair follicle consists of eight cell layers and four morphological regions can be distinguished in the hair, which are subdivided from the dermis downwards and comprise the infundibulum, the isthmus, the suprabulbar zone and the bulb. DPC, dermal papillary cells; HFSC, hair follicle stem cells.

Credit

Larisa Litvinova

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