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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 10.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Dev Biol. 2009;53(5-6):857–868. doi: 10.1387/ijdb.072564mp

Fig. 13. Schematic illustration of the relationship between macroenvironment and micro-environment of hair follicles.

Fig. 13

The inter-follicular dermal macroenvironment includes dermis, subcutaneous fat and adjacent follicles. Anagen stimulating (black and green) or inhibitory (red) activities are depicted with colored arrows. Follicles are in different stages: A, refractory telogen; B, competent telogen; C, propagating anagen; D, autonomous anagen follicles. Blue circle in A, intra-follicular micro-environment. Color codes are similar to Fig. 12. From Plikus et al., 2008.