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Integrin alphavbeta6 is important for wound healing and hair growth, and blocking it may improve these processes.
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April 1995 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” The document describes how to tell different types of non-scarring hair loss apart by looking at hair and scalp tissue under a microscope.
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