Hair follicle regional specificity in different parts of bay Mongolian horse by histology and transcriptional profiling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different morphological structures of hairs having properties like defense and camouflage help animals survive in the wild environment. Horse is one of the rare kinds of animals with complex hair phenotypes in one individual; however, knowledge of horse hair follicle is limited in literature and their molecular basis remains unclear. Therefore, the investigation of horse hair follicle morphogenesis and pigmentogenesis attracts considerable interest.

Result

Histological studies revealed the morphology and pigment synthesis of hair follicles are different in between four different parts (mane, dorsal part, tail, and fetlock) of the bay Mongolian horse. Hair follicle size, density, and cycle are strongly associated with the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP). We

SUBMITTER: Zhao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7510135 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature