Abstract
HAIR follicles in the rabbit grow in clusters that are usually composed of one large guard-hair follicle and many small down-hair follicles1. In rabbit skin Whiteley2 has described the occasional occurrence of clusters that contain several guard hairs. These large clusters are 0.5–1 cm. apart and are accompanied by visible elevations on the surface of the skin.
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Fraser, A. S., J. Genet., 51, 237 (1953).
Whiteley, H. J., Nature, 181, 850 (1958).
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STRAILE, W. Atypical Guard-Hair Follicles in the Skin of the Rabbit. Nature 181, 1604–1605 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811604a0
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