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June 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Notch signaling disruptions can cause various skin diseases.
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June 2019 in “eLife” Activin A and follistatin control when hair cells develop in mouse ears.
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August 2021 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, like finasteride and dutasteride, may cause depression, but more research is needed to understand why.
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December 2023 in “The journal of cell biology/The Journal of cell biology” The mTurq2-Col4a1 mouse model shows how the basement membrane develops in live mammals.
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