Sensitive Quantitative In Vivo Assay for Evaluating the Effects of Biomolecules on Hair Growth and Coloring Using Direct Microinjections into Mouse Whisker Follicles

Many people suffer from hair loss and abnormal skin pigmentation, highlighting the need for simple assays to support drug discovery research. Current assays have various limitations, such as being in vitro only, not sensitive enough, or unquantifiable. We took advantage of the bilateral symmetry and...

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Main Authors: Lipeng Gao, He-Li Zhang, Xiao-Yang Tan, Yan-Ge Wang, Hongzhi Song, Vicky Lan Yuan, Xin-Hua Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/13/7/1076