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November 2012 in “European Journal of Cell Biology” The authors clarified data overlap and corrected a figure error, apologizing for any confusion.
January 2025 in “Medical Research Archives” Sex hormones are crucial for healthy skin and managing skin conditions.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Topical thyroid hormones may boost hair growth.
Applying thyroid hormones to the scalp can help hair grow.
January 2014 in “Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo)” Steroid hormones may affect sexual maturation in cod by altering certain KCa channel expressions.
Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone can slow down the growth of certain hair follicle cells.
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September 1996 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Overexpression of PTHrP in chondrocytes causes short-limbed dwarfism and delayed bone formation in mice.
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