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December 2019 in “Journal of medicine and life science” Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may help hair growth by promoting dermal papilla cell proliferation.
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May 2003 in “American Journal of Pathology” Prolactin affects hair growth cycles and can cause early hair follicle regression.
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January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Dicer is crucial for hair growth in mice.
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