Human hair shape is programmed from the bulb

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 632-638

  Thibaut, S ^a   Gaillard, O ^a   Bouhanna, P ^b   Cannell, D W ^c   Bernard, B A ^a  

^a L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

^c L'Oreal Recherche   (United States)

Author keywords

smooth muscle actin; Curly hair; Hair shape; Intrinsic asymmetry; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCALP; SKIN BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; DERMIS; EPITHELIUM; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SCALP; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 17644396021     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06521.x     Document Type: Article

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