Sentences with phrase «hair follicles develop»

With distichiasis, the hair follicles develop in abnormal locations, often deep within the meibomian glands.

Scientists have long believed that hair follicles develop in the womb, and that no new follicles appear after birth.

The team studied skin cells, called dermal fibroblasts, that help hair follicles develop, wounds heal, and generally maintain the structural integrity of skin.

Not exact matches

The team developed a new technique that allowed them to culture large numbers of hair follicle germs — a precursor of follicles — in the lab.

Previous studies, however, were not able to develop tissue replacements that have hair follicles because it is only present in embryonic organogenesis.

They are usually associated with hair follicles and are particularly well developed in certain areas such as the scalp, face, upper back and chest.

The hair shaft develops as new cells form around the follicle, push up and die.

Keratosis pilaris develops when keratin forms a scaly plug that blocks the opening of the hair follicle.

They are believed to develop due to blocked sebaceous glands, which secrete a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair.

• Mange — When small mites live in the hair follicles and skin of a hamster, they can develop mange — a condition that causes dry, scaly skin and fur loss.

Adults lay eggs in the hair follicle, larva and nymphs develop in the oil glands and hair follicle and then nymphs grow into adults where they live on the surface of the skin, oil glands and hair follicle and lay more eggs.

Both dogs and cats — and other mammals, too — can develop mange, an infestation caused by tiny mites that attach themselves to skin or hair follicles.

The Demodex live in the hair follicles and sebaceous glands; problems develop when the number of mites exceeds that which is tolerated by the immune system.

It takes about a week for a puppy's immune system to start developing, so the mites enter the puppy's hair follicles while the immune system is developing and then begin laying eggs and growing in number for months before you see any signs.