Hair Follicle
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.
Year introduced: 1996
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Tree Number(s): A10.272.497.500, A17.360.710, A17.815.250.500
MeSH Unique ID: D018859
Entry Terms:
- Follicle, Hair
- Follicles, Hair
- Hair Follicles
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