TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 86. Biology of Hair Follicles A1 - Cotsarelis, George A1 - Botchkarev, Vladimir A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus PY - 2012 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintBiology of Hair Follicles at a GlanceThe primary purpose of hair in humans is to influence social interactions.Hair follicle development depends on interactions between epithelial and mesenchymal cells. The genes important for this interaction are slowly being elucidated.Genes important for hair follicle development also play a role in hair follicle cycling.The hair follicle bulge possesses stem cells important for the continual regeneration of the follicle during cycling.Hair pigmentation depends on melanocyte stem cells and differentiated cells in the follicle. Many genes important for melanocyte behavior and hair pigmentation have been defined. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56049023 ER -