6 citations
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November 1977 in “International Journal of Legal Medicine” Human hair contains a substance that shows blood group A activity.
18 citations
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August 2014 in “Lipids” This study found that unsaturated fatty acids are more abundant in the cortex of human hair than on its surface, and steryl glycoside-like lipids may help bind the cuticle to the cortex.
3 citations
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March 2022 in “Polymers” This study found that applying glycosaminoglycans fractions from ascidian tunics stimulated human follicle dermal papilla cell proliferation and, when used on mice hair for 28 days, produced a hair growth effect comparable to Minoxidil.
January 2010 in “Nihon Hou Kagaku Gijutsu Gakkaishi” This study concluded that their modified immunohistochemical staining protocol can determine the ABO blood group of both medullated and non-medullated scalp hair, potentially aiding in hair sample screening before DNA analysis.
4 citations
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July 2023 in “Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry”