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April 2011 in “Surgery today” A substance called sodium zinc dihydrolipoylhistidinate can significantly reduce hair loss caused by chemotherapy in rats.
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September 2014 in “BMC genomics” Different hair types in mammals are linked to variations in specific protein genes, with changes influenced by their living environments.
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