Novel and Established Potassium Channel Openers Stimulate Hair Growth in Vitro: Modes of Action in Hair Follicles

    January 2005
    Gareth Davies, M. Julie Thornton, Tracey J. Jenner … Valerie A. Randall
    Studysummary In this study, deer hair follicles were shown to be an effective in vitro bioassay model, demonstrating that K(ATP) channel modulators directly influence hair follicle growth through specific channel types.
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