The Success of Thread-embedding Therapy in Generating Hair Re-growth in Mice Points to Its Possibly Having a Similar Effect in Humans |
Shin, Hyun Jong
(Department of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University)
Lee, Dong-Jin (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology, Korean Medicine Hospital, Pusan National University) Kwon, Kang (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology, Korean Medicine Hospital, Pusan National University) Lee, Ji-Yeon (Division of Applied Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Ha, Ki-Tae (Division of Applied Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Lee, Chang-Hyun (Department of Anatomy, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) Jang, Yong-Suk (Department of Molecular Biology, Chonbuk National University) Lee, Byung-Wook (Department of Medical Classics and History, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University) Kim, Byung Joo (Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Jung, Myeong-Ho (Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Seo, Hyung-Sik (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology, Korean Medicine Hospital, Pusan National University) Jeong, Han-Sol (Division of Applied Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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