Topical minoxidil in alopecia areata: No effect on the perifollicular lymphoid infiltration

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 40-47

  Khoury, Emilio L ^a,b   Price, Vera H ^a,c   Abdel Salam, Maha M ^a   Stern, Michael ^a   Greenspan, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINOXIDIL; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; BIOPSY; CD4-CD8 RATIO; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MINOXIDIL; MONOCYTES; SKIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0026780291     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12611409     Document Type: Article

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