3 citations
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August 1992 in “Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine” Diabetes changes keratin in skin and hair, affecting their health.
May 2026 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” In this study, DOP treatment improved hair regrowth in androgenetic alopecia by altering local steroid metabolism and follicular morphology.
5 citations
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September 2018 in “International journal of genomics” This study found that keratin damage in mammals and birds can result from N-homocysteinylation, reducing keratin solubility and indicating significant protein modification through genetic or nutritional disruptions in homocysteine metabolism.
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May 1986 in “Journal of Steroid Biochemistry” Androgens don't directly affect hair cell growth or protein production.
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October 1936 in “Archives of Dermatology” This article reviews the role of sulfhydryl compounds, particularly cystine, in sulfur metabolism and the physiology of skin in both normal and pathological conditions, reporting no new findings.