Hair First, Sweat Later (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Hair First, Sweat Later

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Researchers found that two opposing signaling pathways guide the formation of hair follicles and sweat glands. In humans, hair follicles emerge first (pink), followed by sweat glands (arrowhead).

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Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University/<i>Science</i>

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