Unwanted Hair Growth Induced by Topical Epidermal Growth Factor During Wound Healing: True or Myth?

    August 2014 in “ International Wound Journal ”
    Moo Yeol Hyun, Jang Mi Suk, Kwang Ho Yoo … Chang Kwun Hong
    Studysummary This case report suggests that topical EGF may stimulate new hair growth around healing wounds, observed in a 29-year-old woman treated for a linear abrasion.
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    1. The Cutaneous Epidermal Growth Factor Network: Can It Be Translated Clinically to Stimulate Hair Growth? Dermatology Online Journal · 2009
    2. Wnt-Dependent De Novo Hair Follicle Regeneration in Adult Mouse Skin After Wounding Nature · 2007
    3. Epidermal Growth Factor as a Biological Switch in Hair Growth Cycle Journal of biological chemistry/˜The œJournal of biological chemistry · 2003
    4. Cyclical Changes in Rat Vibrissa Follicles Maintained In Vitro ˜The œjournal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology · 2000

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