Activation of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid-3 Inhibits Human Hair Growth

    May 2011 in “ ˜The œjournal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology ”
    István Borbíró, Erika Lorenzetto, Balázs István Tóth … Tamás Bı́ró
    Studysummary This study found that activation of the TRPV3 ion channel inhibits human hair growth by affecting hair follicles and outer root sheath keratinocytes.
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