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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Drugs Dermatol. 2018 Apr 1;17(4):457–463.

Table 1:

Summarizing the use of topical FNS in animal models.

Author Sample size Treatment(s) Assessments Study Outcome
Noubarani et al. (2014) 26 male albino mice
(ages 2–3 mo)		 Topical testosterone solution only vs. testosterone + FNS 2% vs. testosterone + A. capillus-veneris extract 1% vs. control for 21 days Number of follicles/mm Anagen:telogen ratio Mice treated with topical testosterone + A. capillus veneris demonstrated less hair loss compared to those treated with testosterone only.
Follicular density and anagen:telogen ratio was highest in topical testosterone + FNS treated animals.