December 2024 in “Genome Biology and Evolution” Snakes and worm lizards lost claw proteins due to similar evolutionary changes.
January 2000 in “The Mouseion at the JAXlibrary (Jackson Laboratory)” The lanceolate hair-J mutation in mice helps understand human hair disorders like Netherton's syndrome.
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November 2011 in “Veterinary pathology” The study found that mouse sweat glands develop before birth, mature after birth, and have specific keratin patterns.
122 citations
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July 1994 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 11 citations
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January 2022 in “Methods in cell biology”
January 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Newly born mesenchymal cells quickly spread out in response to tissue tension during early development.
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September 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Overexpression of COX-2 causes early hair loss in mice, but can be prevented with a COX-2 inhibitor.
January 2025 in “Animal Science Journal” Golden takin's hair structure is adapted to maintain body temperature in harsh winters.
August 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” A new method using special materials can help regrow hair by creating small wounds.
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March 2000 in “Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine” A new type of mite caused hair loss in a koala, which was treated successfully with ivermectin.