Sympathetic Nerves
Beta blockers may contribute to hair loss by interfering with norepinephrine action. Sympathetic nerves sit next to hair follicle stem cells and release norepinephrine needed for hair growth. The nerves and muscles that produce goosebumps…
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Beta blockers may contribute to hair loss by interfering with norepinephrine action. Sympathetic nerves sit next to hair follicle stem cells and release norepinephrine needed for hair growth. The nerves and muscles that produce goosebumps also stimulate stem cells involved in hair follicle creation and hair growth. Loss of arrector pili muscles in male pattern baldness suggests goosebump-related structures may matter in some baldness forms.