proanagen

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adjective

That stimulates the growth phase of hair follicles

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Meanings

adjectiveproanagen (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat stimulates the growth phase of hair follicles

    This phenomenon is consistent with the Arbas Cashmere goat, in which the reactivity and subsequent inhibitory effect of secondary hair follicles are observed in growing proanagen follicles.

    2016 January 28, “A Microarray-Based Analysis Reveals that a Short Photoperiod Promotes Hair Growth in the Arbas Cashmere Goat”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pro- + anagen.

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APA

proanagen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proanagen

MLA

“proanagen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proanagen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proanagen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proanagen.

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