April 2019 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Androgens and estrogens are crucial for insulin secretion in males.
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March 2015 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” ABCG2 protein marks stem-like skin cells in human epidermis.
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January 2002 in “Zhiwu Yanjiu” Capitate trichomes have more endoplasmic reticulum and vacuoles, while peltate trichomes have more plastids and larger subcuticular spaces.
April 2023 in “Clinical theriogenology” The dog's skin condition improved after removing a tumor that was causing hormone imbalances.
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November 1974 in “Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society” Males and females differ in lifespan, growth, organ size, metabolism, and brain structure, with females generally living longer and maturing earlier.
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May 2009 in “Hippocampus” Progesterone helps adult male mice grow more neurons and improves memory.
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November 2005 in “PubMed” Finasteride changes androgen receptor location in rat epididymis without altering tissue structure.
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January 2020 in “Microscopy research” Researchers successfully grew hair follicle stem cells from mice and humans, which could be useful for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
January 2022 in “Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi” The research improved understanding of twin births and fertility in Tibetan sheep, helping animal farming.
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August 2015 in “PloS one” Transplanted whisker follicles caused long hair growth on the spinal cords of mice.
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December 2019 in “Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology” More research is needed to confirm sperm DNA fragmentation as a reliable tool for diagnosing male infertility.
110 citations
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January 1984 in “Progress in brain research” Gonadal hormones may influence sex differences in play fighting in animals, but their effect on human spatial behavior is unclear and needs more research.
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October 1998 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” Grape seed proanthocyanidins can promote hair growth.
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May 1988 in “Clinical Endocrinology” Fibroblasts help understand androgen resistance at the cellular level.
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October 2022 in “Scientific reports” Nestin identifies specific progenitor cells in hair follicles that can become outer root sheath cells.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” FGFR2 signaling controls Merkel cell formation in different skin regions.
January 2005 in “Journal of Shandong Univenity” Epidermal stem cells are in hair follicle bulge regions, and isolation and culture methods are effective.
December 2010 in “OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)” Sry may regulate fatty acid metabolism and shows different expression levels in rat tissues.
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May 2019 in “Biomaterials” Researchers developed a method to grow hair follicles using special beads that could help with hair loss treatment.
April 2025 in “Cellular and Molecular Biology” Human dermal stem/progenitor cells can divide and differentiate more than hair follicle dermal papilla cells.
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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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March 2021 in “Experimental dermatology” Stem cells are key for the growth, upkeep, and repair of sebaceous glands and for understanding skin disorders.
July 2012 in “EFSA supporting publications” The EFSA maintained its view that spermidine's effect on hair growth is related to disease treatment and does not meet the health claim criteria.
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April 2009 in “Andrologia” A boy's early puberty caused by a testicular tumor returned to normal after surgery.
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May 2017 in “Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology” A method was developed to isolate and study hair follicle stem cells from mouse skin.
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May 2003 in “The Laryngoscope” FGF-1 causes spiral ganglion neurites to branch more.
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May 2009 in “The FASEB Journal” Akt2 and SGK3 are both important for normal hair growth and development.
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December 2016 in “PLOS ONE” Early-stage skin cells help regenerate hair follicles, with proteins SDF1, MMP3, biglycan, and LTBP1 playing key roles.
July 2025 in “Genome biology” HT-scCAT-seq helps understand gene regulation in embryonic skin development.
Mesenchymal stem cells could potentially help regenerate hair in people with hair loss.