ArticleNature communications2018
Olfactory receptor OR2AT4 regulates human hair growth.
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- A Novel, Drinkable Food Supplement Formulation Reduces Hair Shedding and Increases the Percentage of Anagen Scalp Hair Follicles in Females with Hair Loss.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Review of sensory systems deployed by epidermal keratinocytes.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Olfactory receptors are expressed by different cell types throughout the body and regulate physiological cell functions beyond olfaction. In particular, the olfactory receptor OR2AT4 has been shown to stimulate keratinocyte proliferation in the skin. Here, we show that the epithelium of human hair follicles, particularly the outer root sheath, expresses OR2AT4, and that specific stimulation of OR2AT4 by a synthetic sandalwood odorant (Sandalore
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