Fig. 4From: The stem cell quiescence and niche signaling is disturbed in the hair follicle of the hairpoor mouse, an MUHH model mouseThe hair cycle of the hairpoor mouse after depilation is impaired. a Histological analysis of hair cycle after depilation using H&E staining. Telogen, Tel; anagen, An; catagen, Ca; scale bar = 200 μm. b Immunohistochemical analysis of Ki67 in bulge and bulb using 6-μm-thick sections of the wild-type and the hairpoor mouse at 7 days after depilation. Scale bar = 100 μm. c Immunohistochemical staining of LEF1 at 1st and 2nd telogen phase. Arrowhead indicates positive staining. Scale bar = 50 μm. d qRT-PCR analysis of Lef1 in the hairpoor and the wild-type mouse. Expression of Lef1 was normalized against that of Gapdh, and the relative expression level was determined using one of the wild-type levels as reference. n = 4 per genotype. Data are mean ± SD. *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001Back to article page