Fig. 3
From: Melatonin promotes the development of the secondary hair follicles by regulating circMPP5
Effects of melatonin on cashmere growth. A Photographs of selected animal’s fleeces (CK—control, MT—melatonin treated) at 1st (1) and 2nd (2) combing. B Cashmere fibre diameter of MT-treated and control goats at different times following treatment. C Cashmere fibre length of MT-treated and control goats at different times following treatment. D Number of control and MT-treated goats initiating fibre growth at different times during the second year following treatment. E Cashmere yield of MT-treated and control goats at each of the first 2 years following treatment. Values represent means ± SD. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 MT-treated vs. controls