research Electrical stimulation to human dermal papilla cells for hair regenerative medicine 4 citations , January 2022 in “Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering” Electric stimulation can increase hair growth by activating certain genes in skin cells.
research Emerging Roles for Ion Channels in Ovarian Cancer: Pathomechanisms and Pharmacological Treatment 29 citations , February 2021 in “Cancers” Ion channels play a key role in ovarian cancer growth and treatment resistance.
research Faculty Opinions recommendation of The Venus flytrap trigger hair-specific potassium channel KDM1 can reestablish the K+ gradient required for hapto-electric signaling. December 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” The KDM1 gene helps Venus flytraps close by managing potassium ions.
research Root hair growth in Arabidopsis thaliana is directed by calcium and an endogenous polarity 200 citations , November 1997 in “Planta” Calcium affects where root hairs grow, but other unknown factors determine their growth direction.
research The incidental pore: CaV1.2 and stem cell activation in quiescent hair follicles 3 citations , June 2013 in “Genes & development” CaV1.2 helps activate hair follicle stem cells without calcium flux.