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Hair follicles

Hair follicle

(Science: dermatology) a tube-like opening in the epidermis where the hair shaft develops and into which the sebaceous glands open


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Re: ecosystems

... puzzle, and I have been forced to rub my chin thusly removing certain hair follicles of my face. On the one hand, we have a less bio diverse area as the Pacific Northwest, ...

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by MichaelXY
Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:03 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: ecosystems
Replies: 12
Views: 3669

Scars

... and produce collagen. These cells do not have the ability to form hair follicles or any other structures that are present in the normal skin, and thus there is no ...

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by biohazard
Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:56 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Scars
Replies: 2
Views: 709

collecting / preserving DNA

Only hair without the root is useless.But said you've got some follicles. I'm sorry for your cat. Think about the archaelogical remains like teeth and bones which still have DNA.Just ...

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by ping
Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:26 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: collecting / preserving DNA
Replies: 7
Views: 1185

collecting / preserving DNA

... create the clone sheep, "Dolly". My questions are, 'Does fur/hair contain DNA (cloning related)? Or is it just a useless protein strand?' and 'just in case, I extracted some furs with the follicles intact. How do I preserve this for decades to come? - so that the DNA ...

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by alfredpotter
Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:18 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: collecting / preserving DNA
Replies: 7
Views: 1185

Homosapians harrier than apes?

By conventional thought, Homo sapiens is not hairer than any of the Great Apes. The only thing I can think of is a mutant condition ... hair on the face and other parts of the body. I believe the number of hair follicles in humans is actually not far off that of the Great Apes; it is just the ...

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by kotoreru
Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:06 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Homosapians harrier than apes?
Replies: 5
Views: 1383
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