April 2012 in “The Journal of Urology” Persistent ED in Propecia users is not due to abnormal blood flow.
September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Apple stem cell extract may increase the number of stem cells in a part of the hair follicle.
Finasteride affects prostate development differently in male and female Mongolian gerbils.
Kerion is a rare but serious scalp infection that needs proper treatment.
3 citations
,
July 1990 in “PubMed” Human hair follicles can grow and form structures in a collagen gel, useful for studying hair cell growth.
February 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Merkel cells stabilize nerve endings in the skin, and they change independently of each other.
January 2018 in “Urologe A” Botulinum neurotoxin injections into the pelvic muscles successfully prevented priapism relapse for over six months.
December 2025 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” Scalp apocrine glands may help remove waste and balance electrolytes, but their role is not fully understood.
5 citations
,
December 1996 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” Mouse hair keratins mHa1 and mHb4 can't form a strong network on their own in cells.
8 citations
,
April 2014 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Eruptive vellus hair cysts likely originate from the infrainfundibulum and sebaceous duct.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” Keratosis pilaris is common in young females, and dermoscopy helps diagnose it accurately.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” LRIG1 protein affects hair growth by regulating skin receptors, leading to hair loss when overexpressed.
June 2018 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Finasteride helps female-pattern hair loss.
February 2013 in “Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice” Kerion, a severe scalp infection, causes hair loss and needs oral antifungal treatment.
228 citations
,
January 1997 in “Birkhäuser Basel eBooks” Keratin proteins and their genes are crucial for hair growth and structure.
May 2024 in “Reactions weekly” 11 citations
,
January 1977 in “Archives of dermatological research” Mouse tail skin has different keratinization near hair follicles and scales.
June 2009 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Lrig1 marks a unique group of stem cells in mouse skin that can become different skin cell types.
175 citations
,
September 1998 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Keratin 17 gene mutations cause both steatocystoma multiplex and pachyonychia congenita type 2.
October 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The study concluded that the developed models are effective for studying hair growth mechanisms and testing new treatments.
52 citations
,
February 1986 in “Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry” Some hair proteins are specific to hair, while others are also found in skin cells.
12 citations
,
November 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” CD200 is not a reliable marker for identifying stem cells in all skin types.
9 citations
,
June 2016 in “The Cerebellum” 7 citations
,
January 2011 in “Biochemistry Research International” Hard α-keratin has a universal molecular structure with a specific superlattice arrangement.
Keratin gel may help repair damaged nerves.
4 citations
,
September 1977 in “Lipids” Gerbils on a fat-deficient diet had altered fatty acid levels, hair loss, reduced sperm, and lower body weight.
28 citations
,
August 2013 in “Hypertension” Potassium channel openers help form elastic fibers in arteries and can treat elastin deficiency and hypertension.
5 citations
,
January 2017 in “Anais brasileiros de dermatologia/Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus is a very rare skin disorder possibly caused by a GJB2 gene mutation.
1 citations
,
June 2023 in “Journal of applied crystallography” The technique showed that human hair has two main parts, with 68% being rigid and the rest flexible, and water swelling affects its structure.
1 citations
,
January 1989 in “Springer eBooks”