22 citations
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August 1940 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This review discusses the historical understanding of nutritional dermatoses related to Vitamin B complex deficiencies and reports no new experimental results.
43 citations
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October 1955 in “The journal of nutrition/The Journal of nutrition” This study found that male germ-free rats fed semisynthetic diets do not grow as rapidly as their conventional counterparts and require dietary biotin for normal metabolism and folic acid biosynthesis.
8 citations
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September 1981 in “Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin Reihe A” In this animal study, pigs on a biotin-deficient diet showed significant hair loss, weak and brittle claws, and skin lesions after 8–10 weeks, with tissue necrosis observed microscopically after 15 weeks.
18 citations
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September 1941 in “Journal of Nutrition” This study found that male rats on a riboflavin-deficient diet gained significantly less weight and developed symptoms such as alopecia and dermatitis compared to control rats receiving riboflavin.
5 citations
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October 2019 in “Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia” This review highlights the potential benefits of biotin in treating skin disorders related to biotin deficiency but reports no new clinical results.