The Retinoic Acid-Related Orphan Receptor Alpha May Be Highly Involved in the Regulation of Seasonal Hair Molting

    February 2025 in “ International Journal of Molecular Sciences ”
    Yu Zhang, Xuefei Zhao, Shuqi Li … Wei Zhang
    Studysummary This study found that melatonin may enhance hair follicle stem cell viability by downregulating the nuclear receptor RORA, which otherwise inhibits cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis.
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