Fiber Growth Initiation in Hair Follicles of Goats Treated with Melatonin

September 1993 in “ The journal of experimental zoology/Journal of experimental zoology ”

A. J. Nixon, V. J. Choy, A. L. Parry, A. J. Pearson

melatonin hair follicles proanagen telogen plasma prolactin histological analysis fiber growth

TLDR Melatonin treatment started hair growth in goats and affected their hormone levels.

The study titled "Fiber growth initiation in hair follicles of goats treated with melatonin" investigated the effects of melatonin on hair growth in goats. Researchers administered melatonin to a group of goats and observed the initiation of fiber growth in their hair follicles. The results indicated that melatonin treatment stimulated hair growth in the treated goats compared to a control group. This suggested that melatonin could play a role in regulating hair growth in goats, potentially offering insights into hair growth mechanisms that could be relevant to other species as well.

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