Control of Pelage Hair Follicle Development and Cycling by Complex Interactions Between Follistatin and Activin

    January 2003 in “ The FASEB Journal ”
    Motonobu Nakamura, Martin M. Matzuk, Bernhard Gerstmayer … Ralf Paus
    Studysummary This study found that follistatin and activin interactions are important for hair follicle development and cycling in mice, suggesting that they may regulate processes involving BMP-2 and its antagonist.
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