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November 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Low iron levels may be linked to some types of hair loss in women.
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August 2013 in “Mayo Clinic Proceedings” Wound healing insights can improve regenerative medicine.
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August 1994 in “Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications” Method detects finasteride in plasma and semen with high sensitivity and accuracy.
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May 2019 in “Nature communications” Single Blimp1+ cells can create functional sebaceous gland organoids in the lab.
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