Induction of Hair Growth by Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 in 1,763 MHz Radiofrequency-Irradiated Hair Follicle Cells

    December 2011 in “ PLoS ONE ”
    Sun‐Young Yoon, Kyu‐Tae Kim, Seong Jin Jo … Woong‐Yang Park
    Studysummary This study reported that exposure to 1,763 MHz radiofrequency radiation stimulated hair growth in vitro by inducing insulin-like growth factor-1 expression in cultured human dermal papilla cells.
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