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AHK-Cu
AHK-Cu was studied in isolated follicles, not in patients with hair loss.
Names used in the literature: AHK-Cu · Alanyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine copper
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AHK-Cu 50 mg
- Presentation
- 50 mg
- Catalog reference
- PMX-AHKCU-50
AHK-Cu 100 mg
- Presentation
- 100 mg
- Catalog reference
- PMX-AHKCU-100
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AHK-Cu and GHK-Cu need distinct names
AHK contains alanine, histidine and lysine; GHK has glycine in the first position. Both names include copper but identify different complexes. A copper-peptide search should establish which compound was actually studied.
The result and its statistical limit
In 2007, researchers reported isolated-follicle elongation and dermal-papilla cell proliferation. The reduction in apoptotic cells was not statistically significant. That limits interpretation of associated markers.
Sources: [1]
Questions about this reference
Did the study enroll patients with hair loss?
No. It examined isolated follicles and cultured cells.
Sources and original reading
- The effect of tripeptide-copper complex on human hair growth in vitro
- Stimulation of collagen synthesis in fibroblast cultures by the tripeptide-copper complex glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine-Cu2+
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