January 2005 in “Chinese Journal of Veterinary” This study observed that hairless mice of different strains initially grow hair but soon develop alopecia and other skin and pigmentation changes with age.
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December 2022 in “Pharmaceutics” This study found that finasteride-loaded microemulsions using poloxamer 124 significantly enhanced skin penetration of the drug compared to a standard solution, primarily through targeting hair follicles via the transfollicular pathway, with intercluster, intercellular, and transcellular pathways contributing less.
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November 2014 in “Journal of Biomedical Optics” In this study, silver nanoparticles were found to penetrate porcine skin to depths ranging from 11.1 μm to 15.6 μm, potentially surpassing the stratum corneum thickness.
This review discusses the use of hair microscopy in diagnosing hair-related conditions, highlighting techniques and common applications, but presents no new experimental results.
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October 1957 in “A M A Archives of Dermatology” In this study, carotene injected into the skin was converted into vitamin A by sebaceous gland cells, where it was not normally detectable.