The stimulatory effects of cepharanthine on hair growth

Skin Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-103

  Jiang, Ju ^a   Ikeda, Shigaku ^a   Ogawa, Hideoki ^a   Ueki, Rie ^b   Kuhara, Takatoshi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO TOKYO KOTO GERIATRIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

C3H mouse; Cepharanthine; Hair growth; In vivo

Indexed keywords

CEPHARANTHINE;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HAIR; HAIR GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; JAPAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEPHANIA; STEPHANIA CEPHARANTHA HAYATA; VASODILATATION;

EID: 21144458090     PISSN: 13471813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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