6 citations
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September 2022 in “Frontiers in pharmacology” In this study, Epimedii Folium extract was found to enhance melanin production and promote pigmentation through mechanisms involving the MAPK/ERK1/2 pathway in both in vitro and in vivo models.
23 citations
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March 2010 in “Medical hypotheses” This review explores potential new roles for Merkel cells, including involvement in magnetoreception, fingerprint formation, and transmitting environmental information, but reports no experimental results.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study suggests that varicella-zoster virus infection in skin cells may play a role in segmental vitiligo's progression and depigmentation.
16 citations
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November 2005 in “The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings/The Journal of investigative dermatology symposium proceedings” This review discusses various aspects of hair color, including its formation and evolutionary variations, based on research presented at the 4th Intercontinental Meeting of Hair Research Societies 2004, without providing new experimental results.
1 citations
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June 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that modulating epithelial and mesenchymal cell interactions in vitro enabled nearly 100% efficient induction of hair follicles, suggesting potential applications for understanding and testing hair growth and graying.
