5 citations
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January 2017 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study observed that storing hair follicle micrografts significantly decreased the expression of certain key genes in the dermal papilla, potentially affecting hair follicle cycling during preparation and storage.
134 citations
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September 2008 in “Lasers in surgery and medicine” This study found that low fluence photoepilation with intense pulsed light targets the pigmented area of hair follicles, causing temporary hair loss by inducing a catagen-like state without severe follicle damage.
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May 2021 in “The American Journal of Surgical Pathology” This study suggests that cutaneous lymphadenoma is a distinct benign lymphoepithelial tumor characterized by androgen receptor expression, hair follicle stem cell markers, and common EGFR gene mutations.
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July 1994 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” In this study, the researchers developed an in vitro model that maintains human hair follicles to grow at in vivo rates and observed that factors like EGF and IGF-I influence hair follicle growth and catagen entry.
May 2009 in “Hair transplant forum international” This review discusses Dr. Gill Westgate's background in hair growth regulation and industry experience, but reports no new findings or results.