THE INFLUENCE OF THE HAIR CYCLE ON THE THICKNESS OF MOUSE SKIN
THE INFLUENCE OF THE HAIR CYCLE ON THE THICKNESS OF MOUSE SKIN
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DOI:
10.1002/ar.1092100404
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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通讯作者:
CHARLES, MW
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作者:
HANSEN, LS;COGGLE, JE;CHARLES, MW
This study was prompted by the need to know the true position of basal cells of the epidermis and hair follicles as these are important "cells at risk" for a variety of skin reactions including carcinogenesis following exposure to radiation. There is little reliable data in the literature and most previous reports have ignored the shrinkage of skin that occurs because of its natural elasticity. The values determined for mouse flank skin in telogen, the resting phase of the hair cycle for the different skin layers, are epidermis 10 .mu.m, corium 250 .mu.m, adipose layer 150 .mu. and hair follicle depth 150 .mu.m. Three days after chemical depilation which triggers the hair follicles into active cycle (anagen) the epidermis doubles in thickness, remains at this value for 7 days, and then gradually returns to telogen values by day 18. The corium and adipose layers also increase significantly to reach .apprx. 390 .mu.m and .apprx. 260 .mu.m, respectively, by day 10 and then return to control values from day 15 onward. The change in hair follicle depths are more dramatic with active follicle basal cells reaching .apprx. 450-550 .mu.m into the adipose layer between days 7 and 15. Chemical depilation does not affect the telogen thickness of skin. The telogen values for the epidermis and dermis immediately prior to and immediately after depilation were similar to those 23 days later at the beginning of the next telogen phase.