Role of the Vitamin D Receptor in Hair Follicle Biology

    January 2007 in “ The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ”
    Marie B. Demay, Paul N. MacDonald, Kristi Skorija … Megan Cox
    Studysummary This study found that hair follicle homeostasis in mice requires vitamin D receptor expression in keratinocytes, independent of its ligand activation.
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    6. The Hairless Gene Mutated in Congenital Hair Loss Disorders Encodes a Novel Nuclear Receptor Corepressor Genes & Development · 2001
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    8. Evaluation of Keratinocyte Proliferation and Differentiation in Vitamin D Receptor Knockout Mice Endocrinology · 2000
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