Hair follicles can be used to quickly assess drug effects in cancer treatment.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A single medium, PRIME AIRLIFT, supports better human hair follicle formation in grafts.
Transplanted rat hair follicles grew hair and had increased but not fully restored nerve connections in mice.
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April 2009 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Steroidogenesis inhibitors change but don't stop androgen production in prostate cancer.
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