Interaction of Minoxidil with Pigment in Cells of the Hair Follicle: An Example of Binding Without Apparent Biological Effects

    January 1992 in “ Skin Pharmacology and Physiology ”
    Allen E. Buhl, Thomas T. Kawabe, Donald K. MacCallum … Garland A. Johnson
    Studysummary This study found that minoxidil accumulated in pigmented hair follicle cells more than in unpigmented ones, but this targeting by pigmentation did not affect hair growth.
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