hair

Introduction

In the hair cortex, hair keratin intermediate filaments are embedded in an interfilamentous matrix, consisting of hair keratin-associated proteins (KRTAP), essential for formation of a rigid & resistant hair shaft through extensive disulfide bond cross-linking with abundant Cys of <A128357>hair keratins</A128357>. The matrix proteins include high-sulfur & high-Gly-Tyr keratins.

More general terms

• skin appendage

More specific terms

• anagen hair
• eyelash
• telogen hair
• terminal hair
• vellus hair
• vibrissae

Additional terms

• hair cell
• hair coloring
• hair conditioner
• hair disease
• hair follicle (folliculus pili)
• hair growth phase
• hair pluck test
• hair regeneration
• hairiness

Components

• arrectores pilorum muscles