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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Observation of the Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and the Potential Effect of Promoting Hair Growth Treated with Chinese Herbal BeauTop.

Chien-Ying Lee, Chun-Hung Su, Chien-Ying Chiang, Chun-Nan Wu, Yu-Hsiang Kuan

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chien-Ying LeeDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chun-Hung SuDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chien-Ying ChiangBrion Research Institute, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Chun-Nan WuDepartment of Pharmacy, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yu-Hsiang KuanDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8991-6394
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWChung Shan Medical University · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite minoxidil and finasteride already being approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of hair loss, it is important to identify new and innovative treatments for hair loss, such as looking for a solution in Chinese herbal medicine. One such treatment to consider is BeauTop (BT), whose primary ingredients include

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