Effect of Helium-Neon Laser Irradiation on Hair Follicle Growth Cycle of Swiss Albino Mice

    December 2009 in “ Skin pharmacology and physiology ”
    S K Shukla, Khageswar Sahu, Yogesh Kumar Verma … Priya Gupta
    Studysummary In this study, helium-neon laser irradiation at approximately 1 J/cm² significantly increased the percentage of hair follicles in the anagen phase in both testosterone-treated and untreated mice, suggesting stimulation of hair growth.
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