"Hair" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D006197
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A17.360
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| Concept/Terms |
Lanugo- Lanugo
- Hair, Fetal
- Fetal Hair
- Fetal Hairs
- Hairs, Fetal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hair" by people in Profiles.
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Contreras EM, von Hippel FA, Cameron S, Del Simone K, Amir Abdul Nasir AF, Postlethwait J, Wilson R. Tissue tropism of toxic metals in northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus) and northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus) on Groote Eylandt, Australia. PLoS One. 2025; 20(6):epone.0322386.
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Frietze GA, Xu C, Mancera B, Robles-Escajeda E, Martinez AA, Gil M, Flores DP, Begum K, Liang P, Mandal A, Nsiah-Nimo M, Sanyal N, Leung MY, Kenney MJ, Kirken RA. Exploring Socio-Behavioral Correlates of Metabolic and Inflammatory Risk in a University Sample Residing Along the U.S./Mexico Border: A Pilot Study Concomitantly Collecting Survey Data, Blood and Hair Samples, and Physical Measures. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Apr 20; 22(4).
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Aks IR, Patel H, Pelham WE, Huestis MA, Wade NE. Cannabinoids in hair and their prospective association with mental and physical health outcomes in adolescents. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 108:107433.
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Carrion EA, Moses MM, Behringer RR. FGF5. Differentiation. 2024 Sep-Oct; 139:100736.
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David GK, Hunter AH, Moromizato KH, Allen CM, Wheatley R, von Hippel FA, Niehaus AC, Wilson RS. Pre-cleaning of hair is not beneficial in LA-ICP-MS studies of chronic metal exposure. PLoS One. 2023; 18(8):e0289635.
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Jin GR, Hwang SB, Park HJ, Lee BH, Boisvert WA. Microinjury-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Surge Stimulates Hair Regeneration in Mice. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2023; 36(1):27-37.
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Roldan-Kalil J, Zueva L, Alves J, Tsytsarev V, Sanabria P, Inyushin M. Amount of Melanin Granules in Human Hair Defines the Absorption and Conversion to Heat of Light Energy in the Visible Spectrum. Photochem Photobiol. 2023 Jul-Aug; 99(4):1092-1096.
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Tang Y, Wang C, Desamero MJM, Kok MK, Chambers JK, Uchida K, Kominami Y, Ushio H, Cervancia C, Estacio MA, Kyuwa S, Kakuta S. The Philippines stingless bee propolis promotes hair growth through activation of Wnt/?-catenin signaling pathway. Exp Anim. 2023 Feb 21; 72(1):132-139.
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Pollock HS, MacDonald SE, Vizentin-Bugoni J, Brawn JD, Sutton ZS, Hauber ME. What the pluck? The theft of mammal hair by birds is an overlooked but common behavior with fitness implications. Ecology. 2021 12; 102(12):e03501.
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Jin GR, Zhang YL, Yap J, Boisvert WA, Lee BH. Hair growth potential of Salvia plebeia extract and its associated mechanisms. Pharm Biol. 2020 Dec; 58(1):400-409.