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September 2014 in “PLoS ONE” SK2 channels help control sensory signals in rat muscle spindles and hair follicles.
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July 2018 in “Experimental Dermatology” Removing Gata6 causes hair follicle and sebaceous duct enlargement.
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January 2014 Collagen XVIII and Bmx tyrosine kinase are important for hair growth and skin cancer development.
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July 2025 in “Biomaterials Advances” 3D cultures respond better to minoxidil, while 2D cultures respond better to DHT.
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May 2023 in “ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering” The scaffold helps wounds heal without scars and promotes hair growth.
April 2016 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Activating Sonic Hedgehog signaling in cancer stroma may help treat basal cell carcinoma.
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October 1988 in “Clinics in Dermatology” A method was developed to grow hair follicles in a lab for research on hair growth and health.
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January 2019 in “Methods in molecular biology” Multiphoton microscopy can effectively image live cells in cornea, skin, and hair follicles over time.
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October 2008 in “Nature Genetics” Lgr5 is a marker for active, long-lasting stem cells in mouse hair follicles.
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September 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The human hair follicle can store topical compounds and be targeted for drug delivery with minimal side effects.
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January 2013 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Human stem cells can help form hair follicles in mice.
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September 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The study found that bioengineered hair follicles work when using cells from the same species but have issues when combining human and mouse cells.
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May 2003 in “Journal of Cell Science” α3β1-integrin is crucial for maintaining normal hair follicle shape and function but not needed for the development of the surrounding skin.
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August 1992 in “PubMed” The rat vibrissa follicle can quickly remodel its basement membrane during hair growth, affecting cell signaling and activity.
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May 1999 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” A new enzyme, BSSP, is found in high amounts in the hair follicles of nude mice.
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March 2017 in “ACS biomaterials science & engineering” Hair follicles are valuable for regenerative medicine and wound healing.
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April 2016 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” The method successfully isolates hair follicle stem cells from mice for research.
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October 2017 in “Stem Cell Reports” Alkaline Ceramidase 1 prevents early hair loss in mice by keeping hair follicle stem cells balanced.
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February 2017 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Intense pulsed light treatment effectively reduces underarm hair by making hair follicles smaller and extending their resting phase.