20 citations
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November 1943 in “Experimental Biology and Medicine” This study found that inositol supplementation in rats improved growth and prevented hair loss, and combining it with folic acid and B6 resulted in even better growth rates.
25 citations
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January 1944 in “Experimental Biology and Medicine” This study found that supplementing inositol in a diet containing sulfasuxidine prevents symmetrical alopecia and promotes better growth and appearance in rats.
43 citations
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March 1942 in “The Journal of experimental medicine/The journal of experimental medicine” This study found that mice can synthesize inositol, but this ability is impaired when pantothenic acid is lacking in their diet.
9 citations
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October 1946 in “Experimental biology and medicine” This study reported that supplementation with inositol, biotin, cystine, or methionine prevented hair loss in rats fed soybean oil meal, with cystine and methionine also significantly increasing growth rates.
25 citations
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April 1941 in “Experimental biology and medicine” This study found that mice developed alopecia when deficient in pantothenic acid, even when inositol was present.