2016年6月2日 星期四

Blocking Enzymes in Hair Follicles Promotes Hair Growth






Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC)


In experiments with mouse and human hair follicles, scientists found that drugs that inhibit the JAK family of enzymes promote rapid and robust hair growth when applied to the skin.





Blocking Enzymes in Hair Follicles Promotes Hair Growth
Study finds inhibiting a family of enzymes inside hair follicles that are…
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bald (WITHOUT HAIR)
adjective
with little or no hair on the head:
At twenty he was already going bald.

balding
adjective
Eammon was plump and balding (= becoming bald) but somehow very attractive to women.

baldybaldie
noun [C] HUMOROUS
an unkind name for someone who has lost or is losing the hair on their head:
"Hey, baldy!"

baldness
noun [U]

follicle 

Pronunciation: /ˈfɒlɪk(ə)l/ 

NOUN

1Anatomy A small secretory cavitysac, or gland, in particular:
1.1(also hair follicle)The sheath of cells and connective tissue which surrounds the root of a hair.
2Botany A dry fruit that is derived from a single carpel and opens on one side only to release its seeds.
[名詞]
  1. 1〔解剖〕
  2. (1)小胞;濾胞ろほう.
  3. (2)卵胞;グラーフ濾胞[卵胞](Graafian follicle).
  4. (3)歯嚢しのう.
  5. (4)毛包(hair follicle).
  6. 2〔植物〕 袋果たいか:乾燥した種子が1個の心皮[莢さや]に入った果実.
[名]1 《植物》袋果(たいか).2 《解剖学》小胞, 濾胞(ろほう);卵胞;毛胞;毛穴.
follicle-stimulating hormone
《生化学》卵胞刺激ホルモン(略:FSH).

alopecia[al・o・pe・ci・a] 

  • 発音記号[æ`ləpíːʃiə]
[名][U]《病理学》脱毛症, 禿髪(とくはつ)症, はげ(baldness).

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