The group observed that, at the cellular level, one of the side effects of the diet was an expansion of hair follicle stem cells, leading to increasing hair follicle growth and retention rates. (sciencedaily.com)
This role created interest in studying hair follicle stem cells to better understand androgenetic alopecia (AGA), or male pattern baldness, the most frequent type of hair loss among men. (allthingsstemcell.com)
The bulge region is believed to be the storage area for hair follicle stem cells. (keratin.com)