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Hair Follicle

Differentiation under the Electron Microscope - An Atlas

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. Kiyokazu Morioka

    1. The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Provides a quick understanding of the structure and development of hair follicle with a lot of clear electron microscope photographs

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-23

  3. Medulla

    Pages 25-43

  4. Hair Cortex and Hair Cuticle

    Pages 45-62

  5. Inner Root Sheath

    Pages 63-88

  6. Outer Root Sheath and Companion Layer

    Pages 89-106

  7. Hair Bulb and Papilla

    Pages 107-128

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 129-150
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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 reveals a very complex architecture. The structure of a particular layer, such as Henle’s layer of the inner root sheath, is not uniform. Rather, cells drastically change during the course of differentiation. By simply comparing electron micrographs of cells of a layer at different degrees of differentiation, one can hardly recognize them as belonging to the same layer. As readers will see, this book contains many superb electron mic- graphs, from low-magni?cation panoramic views for orientation to hi- power views showing ultrastructural detail. Captions and schematic drawings are also very helpful in “reading” electron micrographs and - derstanding the structural detail. In this way, Dr. Morioka has succeeded in dissecting the complex hair follicle at the ultrastructural level.

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  • The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan

    Kiyokazu Morioka

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