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HADDOW et al.1 have recently reported that the growth of hair on the rat appears to take place in a series of waves symmetrically disposed about the longitudinal axis. They support this view by studying the disposition of a flavin dye, which, after injection, colours the hair of albino rats in a pattern corresponding to the most rapidly growing hair. They record the areas of regeneration of depilated hair and show that the blood capillaries are most dense in the areas of rapid growth.
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Haddow, A., Elson, L. A., Roe, E. M. F., Rudall, K. M., and Timmis, G. M., Nature, 155, 379 (1945).
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HALE, C. Colour and Growth of Hair in Rabbits. Nature 155, 670–671 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155670c0
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