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January 1992 in “The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine” Zinc made mice's coarse hair turn into fine hair without affecting skin structure.
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Wnt10b promotes hair growth, while SFRP2 inhibits it in Wanxi Angora rabbits.
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