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January 1994 in “Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho” In this research, Holstein cows immunized with human hair keratin produced antibodies in both colostrum and regular milk that specifically bind to hair keratin, enhancing hair tensile strength without affecting skin keratin.
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August 1985 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This study identified a monoclonal antibody, HKN-2, that recognizes specific cells in human skin and may indicate a common antigenic determinant between hair and other skin epithelial tissues.
This study found that anti-keratin antibody from immunized cow milk increases the resistance of damaged hair to stretching and inhibits fracture from excessive brushing.
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May 2004 in “Textile Research Journal” This study reports promising preliminary results for using monoclonal antibodies to identify cashmere fibers, highlighting observed immunological differences from wool keratins.
This study found that hair germ and epidermal basal cells differ in keratin expressions in rat hair tissues, with hair-specific keratins appearing after the differentiation of each layer.
