1 citations
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July 2024 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Infrared techniques reveal glycogen, unsaturated lipids, and calcium compounds in hair.
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October 2023 in “PROTOPLASMA”
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January 2007 in “International journal of experimental pathology” Hairless HRS/J mice resist Bacillus anthracis skin infections due to high numbers of immune cells, not because they lack hair follicles.
6 citations
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October 2012 in “Journal of Heredity” The Itpr3 gene causes a specific hair pattern in mice.
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April 2001 in “The Anatomical Record” A new method using hair pores can help align skin grafts better, improving results.
47 citations
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April 2000 in “Experimental Dermatology” A new gene mutation causes a rare type of hair loss.
16 citations
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July 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Regenerated hairs can regain their color if the wound occurs during a certain stage of hair growth, and this process is helped by specific skin cells and proteins.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Wnt signaling helps regenerate hair follicles in wounds by reducing skin cell sensitivity to mechanical stress.
January 2023 in “Nature Immunology” Certain immune cells help hair growth by regulating iron in the skin.
October 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle dermal stem cells help control hair growth timing by regulating signals at the hair germ–dermal papilla interface.
7 citations
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August 2017 in “PloS one” Key genes linked to hair growth and cancer were identified in hairless mice.
January 2000 in “Medical Entomology and Zoology”
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September 2015 in “PLoS ONE” Gelfoam® histoculture supports long-term hair and nerve growth in mouse whisker follicles.
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November 2014 in “PLOS Computational Biology” The study concluded that hair growth in mice is regulated by a stable interaction between skin cell types, and disrupting this can cause hair loss.
May 1988 in “Journal of Forensic Sciences” A new method accurately determines hair blood type and can be used on dust samples.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 16 citations
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August 1996 in “The journal of experimental zoology/Journal of experimental zoology” Red deer hair cells offer a new way to study how hormones affect hair growth.
26 citations
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January 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” Researchers created early-stage hair-like structures from skin cells, showing how these cells can self-organize, but more is needed for complete hair growth.
24 citations
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January 1989 Human papilla cells from hair follicles show unique growth behaviors but don't induce hair growth in vitro.
10 citations
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January 2012 in “Journal of biomedical optics” Melanin density affects hair color, and this method can help in cosmetic assessments and diagnosing hair diseases.
48 citations
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July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Hair growth is controlled by specific gene clusters and proteins, and cysteine affects hair gene expression in sheep.
13 citations
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March 2012 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Hair transplant surgery can rebuild muscle and nerve connections, allowing transplanted hairs to stand up like normal hairs.
29 citations
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April 2017 in “Macromolecular bioscience” Scientists created tiny pH-sensing gels that can safely measure the pH levels inside hair follicles.
24 citations
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January 2018 in “Development” Frizzled 3 and Frizzled 6 together control the orientation of mouse hair follicles.
27 citations
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August 2005 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Researchers found new genes involved in hair growth, which could help develop new hair treatments.
6 citations
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November 1984 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” Hair follicles and sweat glands show different keratin staining patterns.
18 citations
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August 2018 in “The FASEB journal” Rabbits lacking the Hoxc13 gene show similar hair and skin issues to humans with ECTD-9, making them good for research on this condition.
March 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” A specific immune response helps control mite populations on the skin, maintaining healthy hair follicles.
142 citations
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June 2003 in “The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings/The Journal of investigative dermatology symposium proceedings” Hair follicle stem cells can generate all hair cell types, skin, and sebaceous glands.
October 2024 in “SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository” Glypicans help hair follicle stem cells differentiate by interacting with specific receptors, influencing hair growth.