Hair growth control by immunosuppression

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 288, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 408-410

  Paus, Ralf ^a   Böttge, Jörg Andreas ^a   Henz, Beate M ^a   Maurer, Marcus ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Cyclosporin; FK506; Hair growth; Immunosuppressants; Rapamycin

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030015637     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02507112     Document Type: Article

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