A new model for the morphology of the arrector pili muscle in the follicular unit based on three-dimensional reconstruction

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 208, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 643-648

  Song, Wu Chul ^a   Hwang, Weon Jung ^b   Shin, Chuog ^c   Koh, Ki Seok ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arrector pili muscle; Follicular unit; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROTOMY; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SCALP;

EID: 33646022525     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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