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20 / 370 resultsresearch The Retarded Hair Growth Mutation in Mice Is an Allele of Ornithine Aminotransferase
The rhg mutation in mice affects the Oat gene, causing hair growth issues and other symptoms.

research Metabolomic Biomarkers in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Certain metabolites are lower in women with PCOS and could be potential markers for the condition.
research Hair Loss in Older Women: Supplement to Increase Scalp Hair Thickness and Reduce Hair Loss
The supplement reduces hair loss and increases hair thickness in older women.

research Regulation Mechanisms of Hair Growth
Hair regrowth slows with age and can be affected by treatments that change enzyme activity in the skin.
research Elevated Ornithine Decarboxylase Activity Promotes Skin Tumorigenesis by Stimulating the Recruitment of Bulge Stem Cells but Not via Toxic Polyamine Catabolic Metabolites
Increased ODC activity leads to skin tumors by recruiting stem cells, not by toxic byproducts.
research Inhibition of Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma Development in Protein Kinase C Epsilon Transgenic Mice by Alpha-Difluoromethylornithine with Hair Follicle Degeneration and Hair Loss
Alpha-difluoromethylornithine prevents cancer in mice but causes hair loss.
research A Simple In Vivo System for Studying Epithelialization, Hair Follicle Formation, and Invasion Using Primary Epidermal Cells from Wild-Type and Transgenic Ornithine Decarboxylase-Overexpressing Mouse Skin
Overexpressing ornithine decarboxylase and v-Ha-ras in keratinocytes leads to invasiveness and malignancy.
research Vaniqa: Eflornithine 13.9% Cream
Vaniqa cream slows unwanted facial hair growth in women.
research Conversion of C57Bl/6 Mice from a Tumor Promotion-Resistant to a Sensitive Phenotype by Enhanced Ornithine Decarboxylase Expression
Increased ornithine decarboxylase makes normally tumor-resistant mice more sensitive to tumors.
research Ornithine Decarboxylase Overexpression Is a Sufficient Condition for Tumor Promotion in Mouse Skin
High levels of ornithine decarboxylase can cause tumors in mouse skin.
research Induction of Ornithine Decarboxylase in Specific Subpopulations of Murine Epidermal Cells Following Multiple Exposures to 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-Acetate, Mezerein, and Ethyl Phenylpropriolate
TPA strongly increases ODC activity in certain skin cells, potentially aiding tumor growth.
research Epidermal Cell Proliferation and Modulation of the Protective Potency of Dexamethasone Against Phorbol Ester-Induced Ornithine Decarboxylase Activity
Dexamethasone reduces inflammation and delays skin cell changes caused by TPA.

research Polyamines and Hair: A Couple in Search of Perfection
Polyamines are important for hair growth, but more research is needed to understand their functions and treatment potential.
research Co-Operation Between Follicular Ornithine Decarboxylase and v-Ha-ras Induces Spontaneous Papillomas and Malignant Conversion in Transgenic Skin
High levels of ODC and a mutant Ha-ras gene cause tumors in mice.
research Antizyme Release Is an Early Event in Ornithine Decarboxylase Induction by Hair Plucking
Hair plucking quickly increases antizyme, reducing a specific enzyme activity in rats.
research Topical Spermine And Putrescine Stimulated DNA Synthesis In The Hairless Mouse Epidermis
Topical putrescine and spermine increased DNA synthesis in hairless mouse skin.

research Topical Eflornithine: Efficacy in Reducing Unwanted Facial Hair Growth in Women
Eflornithine cream effectively reduces women's unwanted facial hair but hair returns if treatment stops.
research A Definitive Role of Ornithine Decarboxylase in Photocarcinogenesis
Inhibiting ODC can prevent UV-induced skin cancer.
research Ornithine Decarboxylase Transgenic Mice as a Model for Human Atrichia with Papular Lesions
ODC transgenic mice can model human hair loss with skin lesions.

research Commentary on: Hairless and the Polyamine Putrescine Form a Negative Regulatory Loop in the Epidermis
The commentary explains that a balance of HR protein and putrescine is important for normal hair growth.