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Beyond Goosebumps: Does the Arrector Pili Muscle Have a Role in Hair Loss?

The arrector pili muscle (APM) consists of a small band of smooth muscle that connects the hair follicle to the connective tissue of the basement membrane. The APM mediates thermoregulation by contracting to increase air-trapping, but was thought to be vestigial in humans. The APM attaches proximall...

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Autores principales: Torkamani, Niloufar, Rufaut, Nicholas W, Jones, Leslie, Sinclair, Rodney D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4158628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25210331
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.139077

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