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Normal hair physiology
Anagen (active growth) – 89% of all hairs
Catagen (resting phase) – 1% of all hairs – for diagnostic purposes, not important – can be lumped with telogen as “non-anagen phase hairs”
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Smoller, B.R., Hiatt, K.M. (2010). Alopecias. In: Inflammatory Dermatoses: The Basics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6004-7_9
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