| Term Name: | hair follicle matrix region |
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| Synonyms: | germinal matrix of hair bulb, lower part of bulb of hair follicle, lower zone of bulb of hair follicle |
| Definition: | The bulb region adjacent to the dermal papilla that contains rapidly proliferating matrix cells that give rise to the various cell lineages of the hair shaft and inner root sheath |
| Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0006004] |