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bulb of hair follicle

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Thickening of the proximal end of the hair follicle. Contains rapidly proliferating, rather undifferentiated matrix cells (transient amplifying cells), melanocytes and outer root sheath cells. [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]

Synonyms: hair bulb, hair follicle bulb

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pheno_slim

has narrow synonym

coat hair bulb

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UBERON:0005932

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Bulb of hair follicle

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/mouse-anatomy-ontology/issues/56