How chronic stress leads to hair loss (IMAGE)

Harvard University

How chronic stress leads to hair loss

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Underneath the hair follicle, dermal papilla cells (green) produce the Gas6 molecule that activates hair follicle stem cells. This pathway is impacted by chronic stress.

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Hsu Laboratory, Harvard University

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