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How does vitamin D deficiency effect hair growth cycle? Please help me to know this.?
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Vit d deficiency causes following abnormality. 1. Fibrosis (excess collagen) 2. Calcification (excess calcium) result decrease blood flow decrease oxygen. Eventually hair loss.
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It stimulates and nourishes the hair follicle. Vitamin D receptors (VDRs) have an important contribution to the follicle growth cycles. According to scientific research, inactive vitamin D receptors in mice always resulted in hair loss. It stimulates hair growth.
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