"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hair" by people in Profiles.
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The Answer Is Blowin' in the Wind: Styling Trauma of the Hair Shaft as a Piedra Mimic. Am J Dermatopathol. 2025 Aug 01; 47(8):638-639.
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Foxi3GFP and Foxi3CreER mice allow identification and lineage labeling of pharyngeal arch ectoderm and endoderm, and tooth and hair placodes. Dev Dyn. 2023 12; 252(12):1462-1470.
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Latent class analysis of emotions experienced during compulsive hair-pulling episodes. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2023 12; 81:101882.
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GFI1 regulates hair cell differentiation by acting as an off-DNA transcriptional co-activator of ATOH1, and a DNA-binding repressor. Sci Rep. 2022 05 12; 12(1):7793.
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Biallelic HEPHL1 variants impair ferroxidase activity and cause an abnormal hair phenotype. PLoS Genet. 2019 05; 15(5):e1008143.
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Assay validation of hair androgens across the menstrual cycle. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 03; 101:175-181.
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The role of gut microbiota in fetal methylmercury exposure: Insights from a pilot study. Toxicol Lett. 2016 Feb 03; 242:60-67.
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Associations between dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) levels, pituitary volume, and social anxiety in children. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016 Feb; 64:31-9.
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The lifetime experience of traumatic events is associated with hair cortisol concentrations in community-based children. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016 Jan; 63:276-81.
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Does preoperative scalp shaving result in fewer postoperative wound infections when compared with no scalp shaving? A systematic review. J Neurosci Nurs. 2012 Jun; 44(3):149-56.