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- Hair follicle search for term
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Hair follicle
: the tubular epithelial sheath that surrounds the lower part of the hair shaft and encloses at the bottom a vascular papilla supplying the growing basal part of the hair with nourishment. Quite often sebaceous glands run into the hair follicle, they produce sebum which is secreted along the hair follicle to the skin surface (See fig. “Layers of the skin”) - Hormone search for term
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Messenger substances produced by the body itself which regulate many processes within the body, e. g. growth and development during puberty. Androgens
are largely responsible for causing acne
