34 citations
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December 2007 in “Human Reproduction Update” This review discusses the limitations of current androgen measurement techniques using immunoassays and explores the potential of novel in vitro bioassays for clinical research applications, but it reports no new clinical results.
35 citations
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March 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this in vitro study, minoxidil, diazoxide, and the novel compound NNC 55-0118 increased hair follicle growth, supporting deer follicles as a viable bioassay for ATP-sensitive potassium channel modulators.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A new test helps find drugs to treat head and neck cancer by targeting c-Rel.
In this study, deer hair follicles were shown to be an effective in vitro bioassay model, demonstrating that K(ATP) channel modulators directly influence hair follicle growth through specific channel types.
131 citations
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July 2009 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review discusses the development and advances in studying trichogenic dermal cells for hair follicle morphogenesis, summarizing methods, bioassays, and molecular markers, but reports no new research findings.
