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July 1990 in “British Journal of Pharmacology” Diazoxide, minoxidil sulphate, and cromakalim relax rat blood vessels by opening K+ channels, with some differences in their actions.
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August 1972 in “Archives of Disease in Childhood” This study observed that infants exposed to diazoxide in utero exhibited abnormal hair growth and, in some cases, impaired glucose tolerance, particularly those born to diabetic mothers.
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May 1982 in “Biochemical Pharmacology” These drugs cause hair growth without affecting testosterone or adrenal hormones.
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May 1990 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” In this animal study, topical diazoxide treatment led to increased hair thickness and follicle growth in bald stumptailed macaques without causing notable systemic side effects.
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September 2015 in “Medical hypotheses” This article suggests that a topical sulfonylurea drug may inhibit excessive hair growth caused by diazoxide without affecting its beneficial effects on beta cells, potentially offering a treatment for various forms of hypertrichosis and hirsutism.