In the Absence of Streptomycin, Minoxidil Potentiates the Mitogenic Effects of Fetal Calf Serum, Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor on NIH 3T3 Fibroblasts in a K + Channel-Dependent Fashion

August 1996 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”

Deborah A. Sanders, Darren M. Thompson, Michael P. Philpott, Terence Kealey, Ian Fiddes, Gillian E. Westgate

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