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February 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Researchers developed a new method using methylene blue staining to more accurately identify the growth stage of human hair follicles.
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May 2008 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” Mouse Epidermal Neural Crest Stem Cells can become various cell types.
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August 2014 in “PLoS ONE” Hair follicles can help diagnose traumatic brain injury quickly and non-invasively.
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March 2019 in “PLoS ONE” A new method improves protein analysis in hair, aiding health and disease research.
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March 2012 in “ATLA. Alternatives to laboratory animals” Hair follicles significantly affect the skin absorption of some drugs.
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