Minoxidil, a potent antihypertensive agent, induces generalized hypertrichosis when
administered systemically, or localized hair regrowth when applied topically to sites of …

Minoxidil has been shown to stimulate hair growth and these studies were undertaken to
determine whether the drug had a direct effect on keratinocytes. Cultures of human …

To explore an easily accessible and reproducible model for examining the effect of minoxidil
on hair growth, we studied the effect of minoxidil on the natural hair cycles of rats from birth …

Press reports of preliminary minoxidil research have generated a great deal of public
enthusiasm to establish it as a method of treatment for hair loss well before research has …

Minoxidil is the most used drug with proved effects in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia
(AGA), but little is known about its pharmacological activity and target cells in hair follicles …

We have known for over 30 years that minoxidil stimulates hair growth, yet our
understanding of its mechanism of action on the hair follicle is very limited. In animal studies …

Minoxidil, a potent peripheral vasodilator used orally for refractory hypertension, has
produced hypertrichosis. To determine the efficacy and safety of 1% or 5% topical minoxidil …

Previous studies have suggested that minoxidil stimulates growth of keratinocytes, possibly
in a manner similar to the action of epidermal growth factor. Using both a short-term assay …

The effect of topical minoxidil (5% and 2% solutions) on hair regrowth was studied in the
frontal bald scalp of 18 adolescent and adult stump-tailed macaques (Macaca arctoides) …

Minoxidil, a potent antihypertensive agent, has the unique side effect of stimulating hair
growth and it has been suggested that minoxidil sulfate may be the active form of minoxidil …