The innermost layer of the outer root sheath. [ http://www.keratin.com/aa/aa022.shtml#03 ]

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

id

UBERON:0035609

structure notes

It contains cells that are morphologically and biochemically different from the inner root sheath and outer root sheath. The cells of the companion layer are more flattened than the other cells of the outer root sheath and do not contain glycogen. In addition, a novel human type II cytokeratin, K6hf, is specifically expressed in the companion layer of the hair follicle