Hair Follicle Differentiation Under the Electron Microscope - An Atlas /

• Main Author: Morioka, Kiyokazu (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Tokyo, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Pharmacology.; Dermatology.; Developmental biology.; Animal anatomy.; Biomedicine.; Human Physiology.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Developmental Biology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Each and every hair is much more than just the visible shaft—there are also associated complex sheath structures of epidermal and dermal origin. In the hair follicle, cells undergo a variety of differentiation processes, mostly depending on their layers and positions therein, and electron microscopy...

Table of Contents:

• Medulla
• Hair Cortex and Hair Cuticle
• Inner Root Sheath
• Outer Root Sheath and Companion Layer
• Hair Bulb and Papilla.