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ON the skin surface of many mammals, including man, there are mounds of epidermis, called ‘haarscheiben’, which are characterized by several layers of epithelial cells overlying an area of connective tissue that is highly innervated and vascularized1,2. The haarscheibe is an integrated part of the highly specialized tylotrich follicle3,4. Although the formation and morphology of sheep hair follicles are well known5, haarscheiben have not been found. The present communication describes haarscheiben in sheep skin and shows that they are associated with a particular type of hair follicle.
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MANN, S. Haarscheiben in the Skin of Sheep. Nature 205, 1228–1229 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2051228a0
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