Making Waves with Hairs Maksim Plikus, Cheng-Ming Chuong  Journal of Investigative Dermatology  Volume 122, Issue 4, Pages vii-ix (April 2004) DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22436.x Copyright © 2004 The Society for Investigative Dermatology, Inc Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 (A) The types of parietal hair whorls. Schematic view from the top of a human head. Frontal regions are toward the top of the diagram (afterZiering and Krenitsky, 2003). Arrows describe the orientations of hairs in whorls. (B) The traveling wave pattern that mimics patterns generated by the BZ reaction (afterSuzuki et al, 2003). Arrows describe the direction of wave propagation. (C) Details of the traveling wave (from the rectangle region bordered by the broken line in B). Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2004 122, vii-ixDOI: (10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22436.x) Copyright © 2004 The Society for Investigative Dermatology, Inc Terms and Conditions