integument
• hair follicles of mutant mice contain a thickened keratinocyte strand between the dermal papilla and the club hair but lack the highly proliferative matrix required for downward growth of the hair follicle during anagen
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• mice exhibit a delay in the first synchronized anagen that persists through out the hair cycle
• however, the duration of the hair cycle is normal
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• the first synchronized anagen is delayed compared to in wild-type mice
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