Open AccessCELL KINETICS IN THE SEBACEOUS GLANDS OF THE MOUSE. II. THE GLANDS DURING HAIR GROWTH
Author(s) -
Hamilton E.,
Howard A.,
Potten C. S.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
cell proliferation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.647
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1365-2184
pISSN - 0960-7722
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2184.1974.tb00422.x
Subject(s) - hair growth , sebaceous gland , epidermis (zoology) , biology , cell growth , hair follicle , endocrinology , cell , period (music) , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , biochemistry , physiology , physics , acoustics
The sebaceous glands of the mouse have been studied during hair growth initiated either spontaneously or artificially. The labelling index of the glands increases early in the spontaneous hair growth period. That of the epidermis is much lower and hardly changes during the growth period. After the initiation of hair growth by plucking, changes in cell proliferation in the sebaceous glands appear to follow those in the epidermis. The size of the gland and the number of cells in it also change after plucking. These variations can be related to the stages of hair growth.