36 citations
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October 1993 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Human hair follicles can grow in a lab for at least 9 days without serum, keeping their natural characteristics.
12 citations
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July 1993 in “In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal” Minoxidil enhances hair growth and preserves the root sheath in cultured follicles.
71 citations
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June 1993 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 27 citations
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January 1993 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Hair follicles can grow and increase DNA synthesis in a serum-free environment, and minoxidil sulphate boosts this process.
58 citations
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December 1992 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Rat hair follicles grow longer in vitro, but certain factors can inhibit this growth.
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April 1992 in “Journal of Endocrinology/Journal of endocrinology” Beard hair follicles have more androgen receptors than non-balding scalp hair follicles.
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” Hair growth can be induced by certain cells found at the base of hair follicles, and these cells may also influence hair development and regeneration.
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” EGF and FGF help hair growth by affecting cell differentiation and fiber growth.
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” Researchers created a lab model to study human hair growth, showing it can grow and self-regulate outside the body.
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March 1991 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 385 citations
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November 1990 in “Journal of Cell Science” Human hair follicles can grow in a lab setting.
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October 1989 in “Australian Journal of Agricultural Research” 40 citations
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July 1989 in “Journal of Cell Science” Rat hair follicles can be kept alive in a lab for 7 days but then stop growing.
121 citations
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March 1989 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Minoxidil can help grow hair in mice by making cells grow and improving hair quality. More research needed.
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October 1987 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 55 citations
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June 1987 in “PubMed” Cyclosporin A significantly increases hair growth in certain areas of mice.
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February 1981 in “Journal of Endocrinology” Epidermal growth factor slows hair and body growth in mice.
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August 1973 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 56 citations
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November 1969 in “Journal of Ultrastructure Research” Macrophages help break down collagen around hair follicles during hair growth.