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    Glossary potassium

    vital mineral essential for cell function and muscle contraction

    Potassium is a vital mineral and electrolyte that plays a crucial role in maintaining proper cell function, nerve transmission, and muscle contraction. It helps regulate fluid balance, blood pressure, and is essential for heart health. In the context of hair and alopecia, adequate potassium levels can support overall scalp health and hair growth by ensuring proper nutrient delivery to hair follicles.

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    1. Potassium channel openers: pharmacological and clinical aspects Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology · 1992 · 119 citations
    2. Potassium Channel Conductance: A Mechanism Affecting Hair Growth both In Vitro and In Vivo Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1992 · 82 citations
    3. Potassium channel conductance as a control mechanism in hair follicles Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1993 · 42 citations
    4. Novel and Established Potassium Channel Openers Stimulate Hair Growth In Vitro: Implications for their Modes of Action in Hair Follicles Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005 · 35 citations
    5. Potassium Channel Openers Stimulate DNA Synthesis in Mouse Epidermal Keratinocyte and Whole Hair Follicle Cultures Skin Pharmacology and Physiology · 1993 · 31 citations
    6. Potassium Channel Conductance as a Control Mechanism in Hair Follicles. Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1993 · 30 citations
    7. Potassium Channel Openers Increase Aortic Elastic Fiber Formation and Reverse the Genetically Determined Elastin Deficit in the BN Rat Hypertension · 2013 · 28 citations
    8. Potassium channel openers: therapeutic potential in cardiology and medicine Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy · 2001 · 25 citations
    9. EFFECT OF POTASSIUM ON BLOOD-SUGAR AND PLASMA-INSULIN LEVELS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS AND HÆMODIALYSIS The Lancet · 1968 · 20 citations
    10. KCNQ Potassium Channels Modulate Sensitivity of Skin Down-hair (D-hair) Mechanoreceptors Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2016 · 19 citations
    11. Effect of minoxidil sulfate and pinacidil on single potassium channel current in cultured human outer root sheath cells and dermal papilla cells Journal of Dermatological Science · 1994 · 16 citations
    12. The Utility of Monitoring Potassium in Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Nonbinary Individuals on Spironolactone Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2022 · 11 citations
    13. Crosslinking structure of keratin. V. Number and type of crosslinks in microstructures of untreated and potassium cyanide treated human hair Journal of applied polymer science · 1996 · 11 citations
    14. Some Effects Related to the Potassium and Lysine Intake of Rats 1959 · 9 citations
    15. Influence of the alkylsulfonylamino substituent located at the 6-position of 2,2-dimethylchromans structurally related to cromakalim: From potassium channel openers to calcium entry blockers? European journal of medicinal chemistry · 2014 · 6 citations
    16. Crosslinking structure of keratin. V. Number and type of crosslinks in microstructures of untreated and potassium cyanide treated human hair Journal of Applied Polymer Science · 1996 · 2 citations
    17. Potassium channels: new targets for drug treatment. PubMed · 1996 · 1 citations
    18. Antagonistic Effect of Potassium Iodide in Baldness due to Thallium Acetate Nature · 1935 · 1 citations
    19. Analysis of Isotretinoin-Induced Alterations in the Levels of Plasma Trace Elements: Investigation of the Relationship Between Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, and Treatment-Related Side Effects Biological trace element research · 2024
    20. Synthesis and Performance of Potassium Monoester Maleate: A Multifunctional Surfactant Towards Hair Repair Journal of Surfactants and Detergents · 2026
    21. Embryo‐Fetal Developmental Toxicity and Toxicokinetics Studies of YWS1903, a Novel Potassium‐Competitive Acid Blocker, in Pregnant Rats Birth Defects Research · 2025
    22. Effects of Potassium Channel Modulators on the Responses of Mammalian Slowly Adapting Mechanoreceptors Social Science Research Network · 2022
    23. Minoxidil suppressed mitochondrial depolarization and subsequent neuronal cell death by decreasing intracellular potassium level 日本薬理学会年会要旨集 = · 2018
    24. Blocking Potassium Channels (Kv1.3): A New Treatment Option for Alopecia Areata? Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2013 · 28 citations
    25. Sex differences in and hormonal regulation of Kv1 potassium channel gene expression in the electric organ: Molecular control of a social signal Developmental neurobiology · 2007 · 22 citations
    26. Dynamics of Actin Filaments Play an Important Role in Root Hair Growth under Low Potassium Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2024
    27. Human hair follicles contain two forms of ATP‐ sensitive potassium channels, only one of which is sensitive to minoxidil The FASEB Journal · 2008 · 102 citations
    28. Minoxidil prevents 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced serotonin depletions: role of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels, Akt and ERK Journal of Neurochemistry · 2008 · 22 citations
    29. A Study of the Expression of Small Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels (SK1-3) in Sensory Endings of Muscle Spindles and Lanceolate Endings of Hair Follicles in the Rat PLoS ONE · 2014 · 17 citations
    30. The ATP sensitive potassium channel (KATP) is a novel target for migraine drug development Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · 2023 · 13 citations