Olfactory receptor OR2AT4 regulates human hair growth

Increasing evidence suggest that olfactory receptors can carry additional functions besides olfaction. Here, Chéret et al. show that stimulation of the olfactory receptor ORT2A4 by the odorant Sandalore® stimulates growth of human scalp hair follicles ex vivo, suggesting the use of ORT2A4-targeting...

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Main Authors: Jérémy Chéret, Marta Bertolini, Leslie Ponce, Janin Lehmann, Teresa Tsai, Majid Alam, Hanns Hatt, Ralf Paus
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2b5e83cbd8194e4882eb244c8c4f9d63
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