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bulb of hair follicle

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Thickening of the proximal end of the hair follicle. Contains rapidly proliferating, rather undifferentiated matrix cells (transient amplifying cells), melanocytes and outer root sheath cells. [ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]

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bulb of hair follicle

Synonyms
  • hair bulb
  • hair follicle bulb
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Subsets

pheno_slim

has narrow synonym

coat hair bulb

id

UBERON:0005932

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/mouse-anatomy-ontology/issues/56