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January 2014 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” Hair cortisol analysis effectively measures long-term stress.
A woman and her guinea pig were successfully treated for a fungal infection.
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January 2013 in “International Journal of Genomics” The study identified key genes involved in goat hair growth.
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Diagnosing and managing monilethrix is harder when it occurs with other hair loss conditions.
Diagnosing and managing monilethrix is harder when it occurs with other hair loss conditions.
A mange outbreak nearly wiped out vicuña and guanaco populations in San Guillermo National Park.
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