101 citations
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  March 2019   in “Cell Stem Cell”    Certain immune cells in the skin release a protein that stops hair growth by keeping hair stem cells inactive.  
     
           April 2018   in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”    Blocking a specific immune cell signal can trigger hair growth.  
     
           April 2016   in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”    Blocking Oncostatin M's role in the JAK-STAT pathway can stimulate hair growth in mice.  
     
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  January 2016   in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”    Mice without the IL-6 gene had more hair growth after injury due to higher activity of a related protein, Stat3.  
     
           4 citations
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  April 2019   in “Cell Stem Cell”    Certain immune cells in the skin can stop hair from growing.