"Hair Follicle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A tube-like invagination of the EPIDERMIS from which the hair shaft develops and into which SEBACEOUS GLANDS open. The hair follicle is lined by a cellular inner and outer root sheath of epidermal origin and is invested with a fibrous sheath derived from the dermis. (Stedman, 26th ed) Follicles of very long hairs extend into the subcutaneous layer of tissue under the SKIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D018859
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.272.497.500 A17.360.710 A17.815.250.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Hair Follicle- Hair Follicle
- Follicle, Hair
- Follicles, Hair
- Hair Follicles
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hair Follicle" by people in Profiles.
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Traction alopecia: Neglected in women and children of color. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 02; 88(2):446-448.
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Perifollicular inflammation and follicular spongiosis in androgenetic alopecia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 02; 86(2):437-438.
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Reply to comment on: "Pattern hair loss: Assessment of microinflammation in miniaturized and terminal hair follicles through horizontal histologic sections". J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 08; 83(2):e147.
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Wanted, dead and alive: Why a multidisciplinary approach is needed to unlock hair treatment potential. Exp Dermatol. 2019 05; 28(5):517-527.
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Feature characterization of scarring and non-scarring types of alopecia by multiphoton microscopy. Lasers Surg Med. 2019 01; 51(1):95-103.
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Alkaline Ceramidase 1 Protects Mice from Premature Hair Loss by Maintaining the Homeostasis of Hair Follicle Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 2017 11 14; 9(5):1488-1500.
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Compartmentation of Mitochondrial and Oxidative Metabolism in Growing Hair Follicles: A Ring of Fire. J Invest Dermatol. 2017 07; 137(7):1434-1444.
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Nevus Sebaceous of Jadassohn With Eight Secondary Tumors of Follicular, Sebaceous, and Sweat Gland Differentiation. Am J Dermatopathol. 2016 Nov; 38(11):861-866.
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Specificity of granular IgM deposition in folliculosebaceous units and sweat gland apparatus in direct immunofluorescence (DIF) of lupus erythematosus. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Aug; 75(2):404-9.
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Diagnostic value of eccrine glands and hair follicles in direct immunofluorescent analysis of pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid. J Cutan Pathol. 2016 Apr; 43(4):334-8.