Activity of type 1 5α-reductase is greater in the follicular infrainfundibulum compared with the epidermis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-171

  Thiboutot, D M ^a   Knaggs, H ^b   Gilliland, K ^a   Hagari, S ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPIDERMIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND;

EID: 0031053999     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb14889.x     Document Type: Article

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