A study of the secretion mechanism of the sebaceous gland using three-dimensional reconstruction to examine the morphological relationship between the sebaceous gland and the arrector pili muscle in the follicular unit

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-330

  Song, W C ^a   Hu, K S ^b   Kim, H J ^b   Koh, K S ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arrector pili muscle; Follicular unit; Sebaceous gland; Secretion mechanism; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SECRETION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STAINING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SCALP; SEBACEOUS GLANDS;

EID: 34447517401     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08036.x     Document Type: Article

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