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4 citations,
May 2018 in “Electronic Journal of Biotechnology” All-trans retinoic acid at high doses harms goat hair growth cells and could be bad for hair growth.
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14 citations,
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56 citations,
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23 citations,
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61 citations,
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5 citations,
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