The Effect of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 on the Growth and Differentiation of Cultured Human Outer Root Sheath Cells from Normal Subjects and Patients with Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets Type II with Alopecia

September 1991 in “ Journal of Dermatological Science ”

Seiji Arase, Yasushi Sadamoto, Ryuichiro Kuwana, Hideki Nakanishi, Kenji Fujie, Katsuyuki Takeda, Eiji Takeda, Seiji Arase, Yasushi Sadamoto, Ryuichiro Kuwana, Hideki Nakanishi, Kenji Fujie, Katsuyuki Takeda, Eiji Takeda

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research A Method for Culturing Human Hair Follicle Cells

88 citations , January 1981 in “British Journal of Dermatology”

A new method helps grow human hair cells using a cow eye lens.

research Rickets With Alopecia: An Inborn Error of Vitamin D Metabolism

170 citations , May 1979 in “The journal of pediatrics/The Journal of pediatrics”

Two sisters with rickets and hair loss had a genetic issue with vitamin D processing, and only improved when given phosphorus supplements.

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