Cutaneous Retinoic Acid Levels Determine Hair Follicle Development And Downgrowth
September 2012
in “
Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry
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retinoic acid RA Cyp26b1 hair follicle morphogenesis hair germ stage immunodeficient mice hair follicle development conditional deficiency dermis hair follicle density hair type hair bending regulators Wnt-catenin pathway transcription factors Runx Fox Sox hair follicle downgrowth hair follicle differentiation hair bending Wnt pathway
Studysummary This study found that proper levels of retinoic acid, controlled by the enzyme Cyp26b1, are essential for normal hair follicle development and morphogenesis in mice.
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