44 citations
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January 2023 in “New Phytologist” This study found that low temperature triggers root hair elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana through a FERONIA-ROP2-TORC signaling pathway, also activated by nitrogen deficiency.
22 citations
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June 2001 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This review discusses the role of iron from cosmetic sources in skin nutrition and reports no clinical results, highlighting its significance for skin, hair, and nail health.
2 citations
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January 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that low temperatures and nitrogen deficiency trigger root hair elongation through a molecular mechanism involving the receptor kinase FERONIA and the TOR Complex 1.
7 citations
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January 2022 in “Animal Reproduction” This review examines rodent models to explore how maternal conditions like undernutrition, obesity, hypoxia, and androgen exposure affect fetal programming and metabolic outcomes in offspring, but presents no new clinical findings.
107 citations
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April 2014 in “The Plant cell” In this study, researchers showed that the CAP1 gene regulates root hair growth in plants by modulating cytoplasmic ammonium levels and maintaining calcium gradients, highlighting its role in ammonium homeostasis.
6 citations
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November 2021 in “Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca” This study found that low phosphorus stress increases walnut root hair growth by affecting auxin transport, while no phosphorus stress has the opposite effect, impacting plant growth and nutrient absorption.
41 citations
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March 2017 in “PLoS neglected tropical diseases” This study found that isotretinoin, a drug commonly used for acne, inhibits polyamine transport in Trypanosoma cruzi, leading to trypanocidal effects, and suggests its potential as a treatment for Chagas disease without affecting mammalian cell viability.
January 2006 in “OpenCommons at University of Connecticut (University of Connecticut)” This study found that double transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing both AVP1 and AtNHX1 showed improved salt tolerance and enhanced root hair and hypocotyl growth compared to single transgenic lines.
11 citations
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December 2020 in “Notulae botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca” This study found that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculation and shading improved tea seedlings' growth, nutrient absorption, and stress resistance by enhancing root biomass and regulating phytohormone levels and gene expression.
18 citations
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October 2021 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This review summarizes recent research on the molecular properties and functions of L-PGDS and PGD2, but reports no new findings, highlighting their pathophysiological roles and guiding future studies.
171 citations
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October 1990 in “Alcoholism/Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research” The document concludes that the exact way alcohol causes harm to fetal development is unknown, but it significantly affects nutrient transport to the fetus and a safe level of alcohol during pregnancy is not determined.
16 citations
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December 2018 in “Plant Science” This study found that elevated carbon dioxide levels may help mitigate water deficit stress in soybean roots by altering gene expression related to stress and nutrient transport.
14 citations
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April 2000 in “Animal Science/Animal science” This article explores how various nutrients and metabolic processes impact wool and hair follicle function in animals but reports no new experimental findings.
January 2024 in “Research Portal Denmark” This thesis reveals that tenuazonic acid inhibits plant plasma membrane H+-ATPase, suggesting its potential as a herbicide due to its impact on root elongation and cell viability in Arabidopsis thaliana.
18 citations
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March 1972 in “Botanical Gazette” This study found that root hairs of oat seedlings had the greatest elongation in moist air environments and that low calcium availability can still support growth unless other toxic ions are present.
115 citations
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December 2019 in “The Plant Journal” This study found that nitrate, rather than ammonium, significantly enhances phosphate starvation responses in plants through a regulatory cascade involving NIGT1, SPX, and PHR1 proteins.
March 2025 in “Frontiers in Plant Science” This study highlights the ZmNF-YC1-ZmAPRG pathway as a potential mechanism to improve maize tolerance to phosphorus deficiency, emphasizing its role in modulating lipid and photosynthetic activity, although direct impacts on root adaptations remain unclear (Bai et al., 2024).
7 citations
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January 2010 in “Animal” This review discusses studies on hair growth and protein synthesis in hair follicles, highlighting the differing responses of mohair and cashmere goat follicles to signaling molecules, biotin, and amino acids, but contains no new results.
19 citations
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February 2018 in “Nutrients” This review discusses the relationship between zinc deficiency and skin disorders, emphasizing zinc transporters' roles, but it reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight potential benefits of regulating zinc levels via transporters.
2 citations
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December 2014 This review discusses the role of biotin in metabolism and the consequences of its deficiency, reporting no new clinical results.
122 citations
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May 2010 in “Plant Physiology” This study found that expressing certain PIN proteins in Arabidopsis root hairs inhibited growth by decreasing auxin levels, while PIN5 slightly stimulated growth, demonstrating differential effects on auxin transport.
1 citations
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January 2021 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” This study found that loss of the folliculin protein delays transferrin receptor recycling, leading to iron deficiency and suggesting a role in the mechanisms of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
December 2017 in “International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology” This paper discusses how various nutrients and phytohormones affect root hair growth and suggests further research to understand the genetic and signaling mechanisms involved, but it reports no new experimental findings.
131 citations
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January 2018 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, mycorrhizal fungal inoculation was associated with increased root-hair growth and enhanced drought tolerance in trifoliate orange by modulating auxin synthesis and transport under water stress conditions.
2 citations
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June 2021 in “Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca” This review examines the role of root hair specification and nutrient acquisition in plants, emphasizing the need for further genetic research to understand the mechanisms influencing root hair development and growth.
June 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study demonstrated that dietary cupric citrate improved growth performance and nutrient utilization in broilers, while also altering their intestinal microbiota and increasing the pH in the duodenum and jejunum.
March 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that overexpression of the SbbHLH85 gene in sweet sorghum increases root hair growth and Na+ absorption, but negatively affects salt tolerance.
October 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers found that while blocking either glycolysis or glutaminolysis in cancer cells did not prevent tumor growth due to metabolic flexibility, simultaneous inhibition of both pathways hindered carcinoma development, indicating multiple interventions may be necessary for effective metabolic manipulation in cancer treatment.
19 citations
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January 2015 in “Current problems in dermatology” This review discusses environmental factors like UV radiation and smoking that affect hair health and highlights the potential role of nutrition, but it reports no new results.
December 2023 in “Frontiers in microbiology” This study reported that mannan oligosaccharides improved the fur quality, immune response, antioxidant status, and gut microbiota of fur-growing raccoon dogs, suggesting they could potentially replace antibiotics in their diet.