Estrogen and progesterone receptors in androgenic alopecia versus alopecia areata

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-163

  Wallace, Michael L ^a   Smoller, Bruce R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Estrogen receptors; Progesterone Receptors

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEBACEOUS GLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SKIN;

EID: 0031960335     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199804000-00010     Document Type: Article

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