Metformin Promotes the Hair-Inductive Activity of Three-Dimensional Aggregates of Epidermal and Dermal Cells Self-Assembled in vitro
December 2021
in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology”
TLDR Metformin helps lab-grown skin and hair cells work better to create hair.
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