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Review
. 2018:1054:15-17.
doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-8195-8_2.

The Follicle Cycle in Brief

Jeffrey E Plowman  1 , Duane P Harland  2
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Review

The Follicle Cycle in Brief

Jeffrey E Plowman et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018.

Abstract

This chapter presents a very succinct overview of the cyclic biology of the hair follicle as it transitions from the quiescent telogen stage to the anagen stage in which hairs are actively produced before regressing through the catagen stage to telogen.

Keywords: Anagen; Catagen; Hair cycle; Hair follicle; Skin; Telogen.

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