The Biology of Wool and Hair

Presents recent advances in our knowledge of the relationships between skin and the growth of hair and wool.

Developments in cell and molecular biology, as well as genetic engineering and new investigative techniques, have brought new insights to this field.

The topics covered include the structure and function of the hair follicle, keratin proteins, aberrations of wool and hair growth, physiological factors and hair growth, keratin genes, growth and differentiation, and prospects for genetic engineering in the improvement of wool production.

The book is written by specialists from the USA, Australia and Europe and is based on a symposium at the University of Adelaide held in December 1987.

It should interest biologists and biomedical researchers concerned with skin and hair growth, and also those in agriculture involved in wool production.