Different levels of 5α-reductase type I and II, aromatase, and androgen receptor in hair follicles of women and men with androgenetic alopecia

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 296-300

  Sawaya, Marty E ^a   Price, Vera H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; ISOENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENDER; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SCALP; ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PH; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; AROMATASE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 0030610903     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12335779     Document Type: Article

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