research The Effect of Proteolytic Enzymes on Hair Follicles of Transgenic Mice Expressing the Lac Z-Protein in Cells of the Bulge Region 5 citations, July 1999 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Proteolytic enzymes damage hair follicles by detaching stem cells.