29 citations
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February 1996 in “Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications” This study developed a fully automated HPLC method for accurately quantifying finasteride in human plasma, achieving a detection limit of 1 ng/ml with validated application in pharmacokinetic studies.
45 citations
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February 2011 in “IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering” This study developed a sensor that effectively measures Tl+ cation in solutions with a wide dynamic range and low detection limit, responding linearly within the concentration range 1.0 × 10−8 to 1.0 × 10−1M.
December 2022 in “Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S” This study synthesized indole-acenaphthylene compounds using a magnetic nanocatalyst and explored their photoluminescence properties for detecting copper ions in a mixed solvent system, achieving a detection limit of 9.5 ∙ 10 –6 M.
33 citations
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January 2005 in “Dermatology” This mini-review summarizes the Trichoscan as a sensitive tool for measuring hair growth parameters, demonstrating its effectiveness in detecting treatment response in androgenetic alopecia but noting some practical limitations.
January 2007 in “Journal of Instrumental Analysis” This study found that using headspace capillary gas chromatography effectively determined the levels of residual organic solvents, including chloroform and dichloromethane, in finasteride with good separation and detection limits.
1 citations
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March 2012 in “Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B” This study developed methods for detecting carboxy-finasteride in urine for doping control, demonstrating detection up to 49 hours post-administration with high precision and accuracy.
35 citations
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October 2017 in “JAMA dermatology” This study recommends limiting routine thyroid function screening to children with alopecia areata who have medical histories of Down syndrome, atopy, or family histories of thyroid disease.
This study found that serum PSA levels and %fPSA have limited diagnostic capability in distinguishing prostate cancer, suggesting a need for new, more specific and sensitive markers.
This study found that Mdm2 is critical for limiting p53 activity to maintain normal stem cell function in mouse skin, with impacts on tissue homeostasis and aging.
4 citations
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May 2024 in “Steroids” This study developed and validated a comprehensive method using mass spectrometry to profile sex (pro)hormones in plasma, with results showing reliable calibration and detection of 31 analytes in samples from pre- and postmenopausal women and men, while addressing potential over- or underestimations in analyte concentrations.
13 citations
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December 2021 in “Molecules” This review discusses the potential uses of inorganic nanomaterials for imaging and detecting brain diseases, but reports no new experimental results; it calls for improvements in diagnosis precision and imaging accuracy.
This study found that selective deletion of PIKFyve kinase using a PF4 promoter in mice led to defective platelet lysosome biogenesis and a prothrombotic effect, with unexpected macrophage infiltration in multiple organs.
40 citations
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October 2009 in “Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology” This review discusses pyrene excimer nucleic acid probes for detecting biomolecules and protein-DNA interactions and reports no new experimental findings.
4 citations
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January 2011 in “Analytical Letters” This study demonstrated that a flow injection method using potassium permanganate for detecting minoxidil provided accurate recoveries and agreed closely with HPLC results, showing potential for effective analysis of commercial samples.
November 2024 in “Advances in Pharmacology and Pharmacy” This study validated a UV-spectrophotometric method for accurately detecting Minoxidil and Tofacitinib citrate concentrations in bulk and gel formulations for alopecia areata, showing high recovery rates and indicating the method's suitability for routine analysis.
17 citations
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August 2015 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology/The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology” This study concluded that the best approach for detecting Androsta-1,4,6-triene-3,17-dione administration in horses is monitoring the metabolites M1b or M4 in urine, detectable up to 77 hours post-administration.
74 citations
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March 2006 in “Journal of Chromatography B” This review discusses the use of hair analysis for detecting misuse of drugs in livestock, covering hair biology, drug incorporation, sampling methods, and analytical techniques, but reports no new findings.
2 citations
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August 2019 in “Electronics and Communications in Japan” This study reports a highly sensitive MEMS silicon-hair device that mimics hair follicle functions by detecting minimal forces and moments, including electrostatic attraction and surface tension of liquids.
September 2012 in “European journal of psychotraumatology” This study presents a new LC-MS/MS method that allows for more accurate detection of seven steroid hormones in human hair, enhancing the specificity and reliability of hormone analysis in psychoneuroendocrinological research.
13 citations
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April 2013 in “Chinese Chemical Letters/Chinese chemical letters” This study developed and validated a sensitive HPLC–MS/MS method for detecting seven prohibited substances in cosmetic products.
17 citations
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January 2014 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study observed that using serial sectioning and d-PAS staining improved detection of Malassezia folliculitis, notably in lesions on the trunks of male patients.
5 citations
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September 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This letter highlights that the effectiveness of skin self-photography for melanoma detection has not been evaluated, although it could be a cost-effective option for patients without access to professional skin photography.
January 2003 in “Pharmaceutical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army” This study developed a simple and accurate HPLC method to determine the dissolution of finasteride tablets, achieving a high recovery rate and linear calibration for finasteride detection.
3 citations
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January 2012 This study developed and validated an RP-HPLC-PDA method for accurately estimating Tamsulosin and Finasteride in bulk and tablet forms, achieving precise detection and linearity within specified concentration ranges.
40 citations
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April 2006 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study reported that Trichoscan, a computer-assisted hair measurement system, was not supported as accurate for clinical trials due to errors in signal detection, despite its analysis speed.
1 citations
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August 1985 in “Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America” This study discusses using SEM/EDX for elemental analysis of hair samples in forensic science but notes challenges in detecting certain trace elements from raw hair.
10 citations
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October 2016 in “Journal of Biomolecular NMR” This study reported that using 2D solid-state NMR techniques on extensively labeled mouse fur improves resolution in detecting chemical shifts and secondary structure features, potentially aiding the analysis of the effects of commercial or therapeutic treatments on specific amino acids.
3 citations
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January 2007 in “Journal of health science” This study found that an enzymatic method effectively identified chemical treatments like perming and dyeing by detecting higher degradation in treated hair compared to untreated hair.
2 citations
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November 2025 in “Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety” This review discusses the growing role of colorimetric sensors in food safety, highlighting their potential to enhance detection accuracy and manageability, while also noting challenges such as environmental interference and the need for further industrial validation.
1 citations
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August 2025 in “Medicina” This review discusses the evolution and potential of non-invasive imaging techniques for diagnosing scalp diseases, highlighting their advantages and limitations compared to trichoscopy and scalp biopsy, the current diagnostic standards.