Limitations of Human Occipital Scalp Hair Follicle Organ Culture for Studying the Effects of Minoxidil as a Hair Growth Enhancer

    September 2004 in “ Experimental Dermatology ”
    Markus Magerl, Ralf Paus, Nilofer Farjo … Desmond J. Tobin
    Studysummary This study found that minoxidil did not significantly increase hair shaft elongation in ex vivo human hair follicle culture, questioning the suitability of this method for studying its hair-growth-promoting effects.
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