Injections of follistatin and growth factors shown to improve hair growth in study 5/31/2012
Injections of follistatin and growth factors can improve hair growth. Specific treatments discussed include Minoxidil, finasteride, and RU58841.
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community Follistatin, thoughts about a potential treatment ?
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