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November 1998 in “Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology” This study found that serum prolactin and dehydroepiandrosterone levels did not determine the onset of mink hair growth cycles, though their metabolites may influence other aspects of hair growth.
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December 2009 in “Neuroscience” GABAergic steroid precursors reduce ethanol withdrawal symptoms in certain mice.
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October 1999 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” This article discusses plasma β-endorphin concentrations during natural and artificially induced winter hair growth in mink but reports no new clinical findings.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science” This review reports that ritlecitinib, baricitinib, and deuruxolitinib, all JAK inhibitors, are effective treatments for moderate-to-severe alopecia areata, with differences in selectivity and onset of action, and suggests that emerging biologic therapies may enhance treatment by offering more targeted immune modulation.
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September 1999 in “The journal of experimental zoology/Journal of experimental zoology” This study found that reducing circulating PRL levels is not necessary for the onset of winter hair growth in mink and that adrenal glands do not inhibit this process through DHEA or its metabolite Delta(5)-DIOL.