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April 2015 in “InTech eBooks” RAGE is a potential target for melanoma treatment, but its effectiveness is uncertain due to variable expression levels.
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March 1998 in “Journal of bone and mineral research” The vitamin D receptor is crucial for bone health and affects various body systems, with mutations potentially leading to disease.
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January 2011 in “Blood” Thymus transplantation successfully restored immune function in infants with FOXN1 deficiency.
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April 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Radiation mainly affects keratinocyte stem cells, not melanocyte stem cells, causing hair to gray.
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May 2007 in “Nature” Hair follicles can regrow in wounded adult mouse skin using a process like embryo development.
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November 2010 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The research provides specific measurements for hair follicles that can improve hair transplant and regeneration techniques.
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December 1999 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” Steroids, particularly estrogens and 5α-reductase inhibitors, affect blood vessel-related hair growth processes in hair follicle cells.
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June 2014 in “Journal of Endocrinology/Journal of endocrinology” Human sebaceous glands contain enzymes that affect androgen production and may influence sebum production and acne.
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September 2010 in “The American journal of pathology” High glucocorticoids cause pancreatic malfunction and malabsorption, reversible with enzyme supplements.
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August 2008 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Bald areas have lower cell growth, more DNA damage, and increased cell death.
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June 2002 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” Apoptosis contributes to hair loss in androgenetic alopecia.
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