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    Hair Growth Promotion by Delta-Opioid Receptor Activation

    June 2021 in “ Biomolecules & Therapeutics ”
    Mei Zheng, Nahyun Choi, Gianfranco Balboni … Jong‐Hyuk Sung
    Studysummary In this study, researchers found that activating the delta opioid receptor with a specific agonist significantly promoted hair growth in mice, suggesting potential for developing new hair-loss treatments.
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