 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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From liger to labradoodle; ANSWERS TO CORESPONDENTS.(Letter to the Editor)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 2/4/2005; 700+ words
; ...co.uk QUESTION What is the purpose of lanugo, the fine soft hair on a human foetus...the baby at the right temperature. The lanugo disappears before birth, though sometimes...not an expression of primate ancestry. Lanugo, the soft, downy covering, often visible...
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Ask Doctor Cory.(health questions and answers)
Magazine article from: Child Life; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...fine covering of hair all over your body, called lanugo. Lanugo begins to form on the human fetus at about three to...months of age and is shed at about eight months of age. Lanugo is one of the signs doctors and nurses look for on a...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Tiny but perfect... how a little miracle grows day by day inside your body; THE HUMAN BODY LIFE IN THE WOMB.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 9/20/1998; 700+ words
; ...roughly half a kilogram a week. The baby's eyes open and lanugo hair appears; a fine, downy growth all over body. By Week...less wrinkly as more fat starts to be deposited, and the fine lanugo hair begins to disappear. The three-quarter stage is reached...
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FETAL FUR.
Magazine article from: Redbook; 12/1/1998; ; 313 words
; ...to look, well, woolly. This fine, allover hair--called lanugo--lasts through the next two months at least, but typically vanishes before birth. Why hair, why now? Theories vary: Lanugo may help anchor vernix--the waxy secretion that protects...
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A NEW CASE OF HAIRY ELBOWS SYNDROME (HYPERTRICHOSIS CUBITI)
Magazine article from: Genetic Counseling; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the arm and the proximal third of the forearm bilaterally. Lanugo type of hair usually appears in the time of infancy, becomes...reported in the literature (1-3,5,6,8-12). The lanugo type of hair usually appears in infancy, becomes coarser during...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Keepers call them furry, animated and hungry.(Animals)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/20/2002; 700+ words
; ...swim. Sea otter pups, born in water, come with a special kind of buoyant fur called a lanugo that floats them like a life jacket. They shed the lanugo within about two months, and cannot dive until then. Key to sea otter survival is keeping...
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Food for thought. (includes related article on eating disorders and directory for national eating disorders organizations)
Magazine article from: American Fitness; 5/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...and thinning hair. * Always feels cold. * Irregular or high heart rate during aerobic activity, dizziness and fainting. * Lanugo (fine body hair). Warning Signs of Bulimia * Avoids social eating and/or disappears or goes to the bathroom after eating...
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Practical approach to a patient with epiphora.(Ophthalmology Practice)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology; 5/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...presence of abnormal lashes at the openings of the meibomian gland. The lashes may appear normal, but more often appear as fine lanugo-like hair. Examination under magnification might be necessary to pick up the diagnosis. A.3. Trichiasis Trichiasis is...
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Eating Disorders: Occupational Therapy's Role
Magazine article from: OT Practice; 6/29/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...fatigue, weakness, hair loss, dry skin, and growth of a downy layer of hair all over the body (to help keep warm), called lanugo.7 Bulimia Nervosa (BN) BN includes purging type and nonpurging type. The diagnostic criteria for BN include recurrent periods...
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WALKING A THIN LINE.(celebrities, mass media and eating disorders)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science World; 12/14/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...very little body fat, anorexics can't stand the cold. The body compensates by growing a fine coat of soft hair, called lanugo. People who don't eat enough food soon become deficient in potassium, an important mineral the body needs. Potassium deficiency...
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