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an·a·gen

 (ăn′ə-jən)
n.
The growth phase in the hair growth cycle during which a newly formed hair continues to grow. It is generally the longest phase and is followed by catagen.
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Anagen phase is where 90 percent of hair strands are at, as every month, about 1 whole cm of hair grows.
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Hair increasingly shifts from the growing phase (anagen) to the shedding phase (telogen).
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Sometimes, a physician may pull a hair to examine the appearance of the hair shaft as well as the percentage of growing hairs (anagen phase).
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The HF cycle can typically be divided into three phases: anagen, catagen, and telogen [1].
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To determine the epilation force (EF) required to pluck the anagen hair and telogen hair from four regions (Frontal, vertex, occipital and parietal) of the scalp.
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Growth factors in PRP can target the dermal papillae, shortening the anagen phase.
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In AGA, anagen hair becomes shorter but hair shaft differentiation is not impaired and therefore, yellow dots in AGA may consist mainly of sebum.18 Inui et al.16 observed yellow dots in 26% of AGA and 10% of FAGA patients.
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The other, derived from a microalgae from Tahiti, is said to increase the anagen phase or growth stage of hair, making it stronger, denser and resistant to breakage according to the company.
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The effects of two doses of spironolactone on serum androgens and anagen hair in hirsute women.
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Between 85% and 90% of hair is in the anagen growth phase when hair grows around half a centimetre a month.
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Signals from DPCs activate stem cells in the "bulge" and germinal matrix cells in the late telogen/ early anagen phase [11, 15] by activating the Wnt/[beta]-catenin pathway [11,16].
Therapeutic Potential of Stem Cells in Follicle Regeneration
Hair follicles undergo a cycle of growing (anagen), regressing (catagen), and resting (telogen) phases [1, 2].
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