5α-reductase activity in the human hair follicle concentrates in the dermal papilla

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 290, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 126-132

  Eicheler, W ^a,b   Happle, R ^b   Hoffmann, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Androgen metabolism; Androgenetic alopecia; Mesenchymal epithelial interaction

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HAIR CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR;

ANDROGENS; CHOLESTENONE 5 ALPHA-REDUCTASE; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; OXIDOREDUCTASES;

EID: 0031916183     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050277     Document Type: Article

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