100 citations
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May 2003 in “Journal of Neuroscience” This study found that neuroactive steroids like DHEA and pregnenolone influence cocaine-induced appetence in mice through their interaction with the ς1 receptor, suggesting a role in individual vulnerability to addiction.
56 citations
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January 1999 in “The Analyst” This study used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to simultaneously quantify androstenedione, dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, testosterone, androsterone, etiocholanolone, progesterone, and pregnenolone in human hair, detecting differences in steroid concentrations between male and female samples.
51 citations
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August 2012 in “Differentiation” This study found that penile and clitoral differentiation in mice is influenced by androgen exposure, with penile features developing postnatally requiring prenatal and ongoing androgen presence.
This study found that areola formation in mice requires a combination of pregnancy hormones and mechanical strain, with individual stimuli causing only modest changes in epidermal proliferation and connective tissue remodeling.
October 2025 in “Frontiers in Toxicology” This study found that a human relevant potency threshold for estrogen receptor alpha agonism may serve as a health-protective screening tool, and highlights inference performance as essential for scientific confidence frameworks.
24 citations
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November 2003 in “The FASEB Journal” This study found that epimorphin and a modified peptide, pep7, can stimulate hair follicles to shift from a resting phase to a growing phase in both an organ culture assay and in mice.
1 citations
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April 1936 in “Journal of Experimental Biology” This study found that injecting thymus gland extracts into albino rats significantly accelerated growth and morphological differentiation across generations, including earlier sexual maturation and development of features like hair and teeth.
This research found that nod factor can induce root hair reorientation and gene expression in Medicago truncatula with as little as a single molecule, implicating heterotrimeric G-protein signaling in this process.
9 citations
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March 2023 in “Chemosphere” This study found that exposure to certain pesticides may be associated with delayed sexual maturation in adolescent males.
10 citations
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February 2019 in “Toxicological Sciences” This study reports that chemically induced short anogenital distance in male rat fetuses involved distinctive transcriptional changes, suggesting roles for estrogen and Wnt2 signaling in anogenital tissue development.
May 2022 in “Indian Journal of Animal Research” This study found that melatonin receptor genes play a key regulatory role in the development of goose skin feather follicles during embryonic development.
January 2021 in “Deep Blue (University of Michigan)” This study found that LepRb neurons in the brain are important targets for androgen action and influence sex-specific differences in reproductive and metabolic regulation, implicating them in conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome.
15 citations
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April 2008 in “Steroids” This study found that pregnane derivatives with higher lipophilicity, like compound 9d, had stronger androgen receptor binding and greater antiandrogenic effects in rats, correlating relative binding affinity with log P values.
10 citations
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April 2022 in “Critical reviews in food science and nutrition” This review examines the potential role of odorant receptors in human skin cells responding to flavor compounds and their implications for skin health and disease, without providing new clinical results.
January 2017 in “STARS (University of Central Florida)” This study found that steroid reproductive hormones such as estradiol and testosterone can be preserved and analyzed in archaeological human hair, providing new insights into ancient health and fertility.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that olfactory receptor genes are differentially expressed in sweat glands of AIGA patients, suggesting these receptors may play a role in regulating sweating activity.
147 citations
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April 2004 in “PubMed” This study identifies specific localization patterns of androgen, estrogen, and progesterone receptors in human skin, which could be crucial for understanding their roles in skin biology and pathology.
131 citations
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March 2004 in “The American journal of pathology” This study found that modulating BMP activity in transgenic mice affects the development and characteristics of several ectodermal organs, such as skin, hair, and claws, highlighting a stage-dependent influence on organogenesis.
5 citations
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February 2019 in “Neuroscience letters” This study found that both declining levels of the neurosteroid THP and increasing levels of estradiol before puberty trigger maximal expression of α4βδ GABAA receptors in the CA1 hippocampus of female mice.
37 citations
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January 2009 in “Sexual Development” This study found that chronic exposure to fadrozole or finasteride during frog development induced intersex individuals, which displayed different gene expression profiles depending on the chemical used.
38 citations
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August 2012 in “Biochemical and biophysical research communications” This study found that leukocytes and beard hair follicle cells have an endogenous circadian clock, with PER1 and PER3 expression possibly serving as biomarkers for assessing individual biological clock traits.
19 citations
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September 2022 in “Frontiers in Plant Science” This study found that the AabHLH112 transcription factor positively regulates the biosynthesis of β-caryophyllene, epi-cedrol, and β-farnesene in Artemisia annua.
7 citations
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April 2009 in “Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters” Diphenyl ethers can potentially reduce excess oil production when applied on the skin, helping treat conditions like acne.
May 2006 in “Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology” This study found that patients with androgenic alopecia had altered neuroactive steroid levels and depression symptoms after stopping finasteride treatment, suggesting lingering neuropsychiatric effects.
3 citations
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February 2015 in “Mechanisms of development” This study observed that areola formation in mice requires exposure to pregnancy hormones and mechanical strain, beyond individual stimuli like hormonal milieu or strain alone.
January 2014 in “Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo)” This study found that steroid hormone treatments significantly reduced mRNA expression of certain Ca2+-activated K+ channel genes in Atlantic cod pituitary cells, suggesting a potential role in sexual maturation regulation.
91 citations
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May 2003 in “PubMed” This study found that neuroactive steroids, through their interaction with the sigma1 receptor, influence the acquisition of cocaine's rewarding effects in mice, suggesting a role in drug addiction vulnerability.
January 2010 in “Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Nanjing” This study found that progesterone increased the survival of newborn neurons and enhanced spatial learning and memory in adult male mice, independent of neuron production changes.
1 citations
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January 2014 in “PubMed” This study found that PK11195 treatment weakened exploratory behavior in two strains of mice, while finasteride and indomethacin decreased exploration in laboratory rodents regardless of species.