Figure 5.

(A) Hair weights for each group at 14 days after treatment. (B) Length of hair follicles at 7, 10, and 14 days after treatment. ^ap<.01, ^bp<.001 compared to control (normal); ^cp<.05, ^dp<.001 compared to control (vehicle); ^ep<.001 compared to minoxidil topical solution (5%); ^fp<.05, ^gp<.001 compared to BIM in ethanol (5%); ^hp<.001 compared to BIM–TF#1 (5%); ⁱp<.05, ^jp<.001 compared to BIM–TF#5 (0.03%). Values are means ± SDs (n = 8 for each group) (C) Representative light micrographs of sections from the androgenic alopecia skin, stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) for observation of the number and diameter of hair follicles. Scale bar = 100 µm.