Figure 1.
Hair growth effect of Ecklonia cava enzymatic extract on rat vibrissa follicles. (A,B) Individual vibrissa follicles from Wistar rats were micro dissected and then cultured in William’s E medium at 37 °C under 5% CO2. Vibrissa follicles were treated with various concentrations of E. cava enzymatic extract and minoxidil sulfate, as indicated. All experiments were performed in triplicate. The difference in the length of vibrissa follicles of the control group on day 21 was taken to be 100%. Data are presented as the percentage of the length of the treated follicles based on the mean length of the control follicles ± SE. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 vs. control.