Preferred Label : hair follicle bulge;
Uberon definition : The area located in the bottom of the permanent portion of a resting (telogen) hair
follicle where the cells of the external root sheath of the hair follicle are contiguous
with the basal layer of the epidermis; this portion of the follicle is involved in
the generation of a new hair at the onset of the hair growth cycle (anagen) and contains
the hair follicle stem cells;
Uberon synonym : bulge of hair follicle;
Uberon narrow term : bulge;
Origin ID : 0005975;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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The area located in the bottom of the permanent portion of a resting (telogen) hair
follicle where the cells of the external root sheath of the hair follicle are contiguous
with the basal layer of the epidermis; this portion of the follicle is involved in
the generation of a new hair at the onset of the hair growth cycle (anagen) and contains
the hair follicle stem cells
