4 citations
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January 1993 in “Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)” This study developed a highly sensitive fluorescent assay for measuring enzyme activity in single hair follicles, allowing the efficient analysis of over 100 samples per day.
13 citations
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August 2000 in “Blood” This article discusses the evaluation of minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia using molecular methods and reports no new findings.
April 2019 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” The researchers reported a case of falsely elevated testosterone in a teen, due to immunoassay interference, demonstrating that liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry provides more accurate testosterone measurement, emphasizing the need for thorough analysis when clinical results are inconsistent.
January 2020 in “VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University)” This study established a protocol using anti-steroid antibodies to differentially label epidermal cell contributors, suggesting potential applications in simplifying complex trace DNA mixtures before profiling.
1 citations
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June 2019 in “IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines” This study reports the development of a MEMS silicon-hair device capable of detecting minute forces and moments, replicating the sensory functions of human hair follicles with high sensitivity.
19 citations
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November 1971 in “Clinica Chimica Acta” In this study, the researchers found that the absence of the NFI-C transcription factor delayed the hair growth cycle in mice by affecting key gene expressions and signaling pathways.
January 2007 in “Chinese Journal of Pharmaceuticals” This study used NMR spectroscopy and other techniques to fully assign the proton and 13C spectra of the 5α-reductase inhibitor finasteride.
6 citations
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September 2022 in “Frontiers in pharmacology” In this study, Epimedii Folium extract was found to enhance melanin production and promote pigmentation through mechanisms involving the MAPK/ERK1/2 pathway in both in vitro and in vivo models.
February 2023 in “Default Digital Object Group” This study demonstrated that a single multimode fiber can be used for single-shot wide-field reflectance imaging, achieving high correlation with the ground truth and enabling real-time microendoscopy at up to 180 frames per second.
4 citations
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September 1993 in “Steroids” This paper details a method for measuring testosterone metabolism into seven androgens using digital autoradiography, which offers high sensitivity and reduces the need for radioactive materials.
December 2024 in “Tissue and Cell” In this study, researchers developed a method to automatically detect androgen receptor nuclear translocation in dermal papilla cells using fluorescence markers and image analysis, finding that the receptor's nuclear signal peaks about 20 minutes after DHT exposure.
10 citations
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June 2018 in “Journal of visualized experiments” This study demonstrated that lactate dehydrogenase activity is notably high in quiescent hair follicle stem cells within mouse skin using a specific enzymatic activity assay.
June 1995 in “International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics” This article discusses immunohistochemical analysis of estrogen and progesterone receptors in endometrium and peritoneal endometriosis, introducing a new quantitative method, but reports no new experimental results.
October 2021 in “Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)” This dissertation demonstrates that FERONIA regulates essential plant functions such as RAC/ROP signaling, pollen tube reception, cell wall integrity, and sugar signaling as a cell surface receptor kinase.
December 2023 in “Forensic science international. Genetics” This study found that the RapidHIT™ ID system can successfully obtain DNA profiles from single hair roots, particularly those with high nuclei counts.
This study found that human hair follicles emit electromagnetic fields due to metabolic activity linked to S100 proteins, visualized using a novel microscopic technique with nano-sized iron particles.
19 citations
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August 2014 in “Journal of Ethnopharmacology” The study created a test that found hormonal and toxic effects in plant and fungal extracts using prostate cancer cells.
21 citations
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January 1995 in “Journal of the American Institute for Conservation” This study describes a new method for extracting red mordant dyes from wool fibers using ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and N,N-dimethyl formamide, preserving the fibers for further examination.
1 citations
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February 2021 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study found that lower serum ferritin levels were significantly associated with telogen effluvium compared to healthy subjects and may serve as a potential biomarker for its diagnosis.
83 citations
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March 1995 in “PLANT PHYSIOLOGY” This study found that the Nod factor from Rhizobium meliloti, particularly at concentrations of 10-8 and 10-7 M, induced specific membrane depolarization and root-hair deformation in Medicago sativa, depending on the stage of cell differentiation.
2 citations
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December 2021 This study found that the observed isotropic ss-ECD spectrum of finasteride is influenced by the anisotropy of locally oriented crystals, offering new possibilities for analyzing solid-state chiral materials.
August 2011 in “BIO-PROTOCOL” This protocol paper details methods for live imaging and analysis of dividing germline stem cells in C. elegans and reports no new research findings.
22 citations
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July 2010 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” This study presents a rapid method for detecting multiple xenobiotics in urine, effectively identifying 45 compounds banned in sports with detection limits below WADA's performance levels.
June 2018 in “Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies” This study reports that an electrochemical biosensor using a gold and palladium-modified electrode effectively detects levodopa and uric acid in various samples, offering improved performance over previous electrodes.
9 citations
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January 2014 in “Journal of analytical & bioanalytical techniques” This study assessed whether the elemental composition of human hair could serve as a marker for kidney stones, cholelithiasis, hypertension, and diabetes, but it reports only variations in element content along hair regions.
39 citations
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May 2006 in “Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions” This study suggests that fusaric acid at nontoxic concentrations may activate signal transduction in plants which could aid in the plant-defense responses against Fusarium spp.
10 citations
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December 1990 in “Archives of Dermatological Research”
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.
18 citations
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January 2006 in “Analytical Sciences” This study found that the FIA-amperometric method for minoxidil quantification in pharmaceutical preparations provided accurate results comparable to the conventional UV technique, indicating no systematic errors.
2 citations
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October 2018 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” In this study, researchers developed and validated a method to quantify pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey and flour, increasing alkaloid recovery rates through successive extractions, achieving up to 86% recovery for honey and 76% for flour.