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October 2022 in “Biomedicines” Prdm1 is necessary for early whisker development in mice but not for other hair, and its absence changes nerve and brain patterns related to whiskers.
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January 2010 in “European Journal of Dermatology” Norgalanthamine from Crinum asiaticum may help hair grow.
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