Thyroid Hormones Directly Alter Human Hair Follicle Functions: Anagen Prolongation and Stimulation of Both Hair Matrix Keratinocyte Proliferation and Hair Pigmentation

    August 2008 in “ The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ”
    Nina van Beek, Enikõ Bodó, Arno Kromminga … Ralf Paus
    Studysummary In this study, T3 and T4 were found to directly influence human hair follicles in vitro, enhancing keratinocyte proliferation, prolonging the hair growth phase, and affecting pigmentation.
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