Colorimetry Provides a Rapid Objective Measurement of De Novo Hair Growth Rate in Mice

    October 2009 in “ Skin research and technology ”
    Tien Yi Tzung, Chia Yi Yang, Yung Chang Huang, Fu Jen Kao
    Studysummary This study found that tristimulus colorimetry is a sensitive and quantitative method for projecting hair growth rates in depilated mice, and it observed that 890 nm LED irradiation promotes hair regrowth.
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