Table of Contents

Fibre Ultrastructure.- The Follicle Cycle in Brief.- Diversity of Trichocyte Keratins and Keratin.- Evolution of Trichocyte Keratins.- Evolution of Trichocyte Keratin Associated Proteins.- Structural Hierarchy of Trichocyte Keratin Intermediate Filaments.- Trichocyte Keratin-Associated Proteins (KAPs).- Introduction to Hair Development.- Environment of the Anagen Follicle.- Development of Hair Fibres.- Macrofibril Formation.- Crosslinking Between Trichocyte Keratins and Keratin Associated Proteins.- The Thermodynamics of Trichocyte Keratins.- Oxidative Modification of Trichocyte Keratins.