Melatonin increases anagen hair rate in women with androgenetic alopecia or diffuse alopecia: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 341-345

  Fischer, T W ^a   Burmeister, G ^b   Schmid, H W ^b   Elsner, P ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b ASATONA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anagen hair; Androgenetic alopecia; Diffuse alopecia; Melatonin; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALP;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542402107     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05685.x     Document Type: Article

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