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December 2016 in “Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin” This study found that N-acetyl-glucosamine-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers showed promise for skin lightening in healthy volunteers by reducing melanin distribution.
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October 2005 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study found that Hirosaki hairless rats experience transient activation of STAT5A in the mammary glands during early lactation, involving O-GlcNAc modification rather than Tyr-phosphorylation.
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November 2018 in “Journal of cellular physiology” In laboratory settings, this study suggests that Serenoa repens and N-acetyl glucosamine with milk proteins may promote hair follicle vascularization through specific cellular interactions and actions.
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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.
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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.