Figure 1: Diagram of the anagen hair follicle, which is in the active growth phase. These results have set the stage for the study by Alexeev et al. Here the workers used a chimeric ...

Hair grows according to a predictable biological rhythm. Each of the approximately 100,000 follicles on the human scalp operates independently, cycling through three distinct phases: anagen ...

In Part I of the review (July/August 2004), the anatomy of hair follicles, the diagnostic approach to diseases leading to hair loss, and nonscarring alopecias were discussed. In this article (Part ...