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proanagen

proanagen adjective: that stimulates the growth phase of hair follicles.

Adjective

proanagen (not comparable)

  1. That stimulates the growth phase of hair follicles
    • This phenomenon is consistent with the Arbas Cashmere goat, in which the reactivity and subsequent inhibitory effect of secondary hair follicles are observed in growing proanagen follicles.2016 January 28, “A Microarray-Based Analysis Reveals that a Short Photoperiod Promotes Hair Growth in the Arbas Cashmere Goat”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of proanagen

From pro- + anagen.

Questions about proanagen

What does proanagen mean?
Proanagen means that stimulates the growth phase of hair follicles.
What part of speech is proanagen?
Proanagen is an adjective.

Words near proanagen in the dictionary

  1. proamnion
  2. proamniotic
  3. proamphiregulin
  4. proamyloid
  5. proamyloidogenic
  6. proanagen
  7. proangiogenesis
  8. proangiogenetic
  9. proangiogenic
  10. proangiosperm
  11. proangiosperms

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