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September 2003 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” Vitamin D receptor and hairless protein are essential for hair growth.
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July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Hair color production in mice is closely linked to the hair growth phase and may also influence hair growth itself.
Human hair keratins can be turned into useful 3D biomedical scaffolds through a freeze-thaw process.
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October 1999 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” Activating the Sonic hedgehog gene in mice can start the hair growth phase.
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September 2021 in “PLoS ONE” WNT10A and EBF1 interaction affects hair growth in male-pattern baldness.
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October 2016 in “Journal of Cellular Physiology” Human dermal fibroblasts help microvascular endothelial cells grow, but not vice versa.
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May 2023 in “Plants” Allium hookeri extract may help promote hair growth and protect cells from damage.
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December 2003 in “Micron” As people age, their hair follicles produce less pigment, leading to gray and white hair, due to factors like reduced enzyme activity and damage to melanocyte DNA.
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June 2019 in “Aging” 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid promotes hair growth by activating the β-catenin pathway.
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January 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Thrombospondin-1 is crucial for hair follicle regression and reduced blood vessel growth during the catagen phase.
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November 2024 in “Genes” miR-144 affects hair growth by interacting with Lhx2.
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October 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Betacellulin helps blood vessel growth in wounds but delays hair growth.
Lack of Fgf21 slows hair growth by affecting gene interactions.
November 2024 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Testosterone increases hair testosterone levels, stress raises hair cortisol, and relationship status affects hormone levels.
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August 2015 in “PloS one” Keratin from hair binds well to gold and BMP-2, useful for bone repair.
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July 2023 in “Animals” FGF10 and non-coding RNAs are important for cashmere goat hair follicle development.
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January 2019 in “Springer eBooks” Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a chronic skin condition best treated early with surgery for better outcomes and less recurrence.
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May 2021 in “Nature communications” The skin's basement membrane has specialized structures and molecules for different tissue interactions, important for hair growth and attachment.
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July 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” BFNB could be a promising treatment for hair growth.
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Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) are important for hair growth, and their decrease due to hormones could lead to hair loss, but adding more BMPs could promote hair growth.