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    Vitamin D3 Analogs Stimulate Hair Growth in Nude Mice

    October 2002 in “ Endocrinology ”
    Vijaya Vegesna, James O’Kelly, Milan R. Uskoković … H. Phillip Koeffler
    Studysummary In this study, synthetic vitamin D3 analogs stimulated hair growth and formation of normal hair follicles in nude mice, unlike the natural form 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3.
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