Vellus hair is the fine, wispy hair found over most of the body surface, and the arrector pili muscles (hair muscle) serve to raise these hairs. Hair muscles are also… Click to show full abstract
Vellus hair is the fine, wispy hair found over most of the body surface, and the arrector pili muscles (hair muscle) serve to raise these hairs. Hair muscles are also critical for skin regeneration, contributing to the maintenance of stem cells in epidermis and hair follicles. However, little is known about their fundamental properties, especially their structure, because of the limitations of conventional two‐dimensional histological analysis.
Keywords:
hair;
vellus hair;
arrector pili;
pili muscles
Journal Title: Skin Research and Technology
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Skin Research and Technology
Year Published: 2022
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