236 citations
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January 1951 in “Physiological zoology” Hair growth and pigmentation in mice involve specific stages crucial for research.
9 citations
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May 2012 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that integrin-linked kinase is crucial for various epidermal functions, including differentiation and barrier formation, and also plays a previously unreported role in melanocyte development and function.
3 citations
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January 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study concluded that hair pigmentation, as measured by eumelanin-to-pheomelanin ratio, is not a risk factor for developing alopecia areata when compared to androgenetic alopecia patients.
2 citations
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January 2023 in “International journal of biological sciences” This review discusses the mechanisms of hair repigmentation and reports no clinical results; the authors suggest further research into topical treatments for reversing gray hair.
15 citations
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January 2018 in “Biomedical Reports” This review discusses multiple pathways through which exosomes may regulate skin functions and diseases like melanoma, scleroderma, and pigmentation disorders, without providing new clinical results; future therapeutic strategies are suggested.