Human hair growth ex vivo is correlated with in vivo hair growth: Selective categorization of hair follicles for more reliable hair follicle organ culture

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 297, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 367-371

  Kwon, Oh Sang ^a   Oh, Jun Kyu ^b   Kim, Mi Hyang ^b   Park, So Hyun ^b   Pyo, Hyun Keol ^a   Kim, Kyu Han ^a   Cho, Kwang Hyun ^a   Eun, Hee Chul ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Rich Hair Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hair cycle; Hair follicle organ culture; Hair growth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCALP; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 31344444935     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-005-0619-z     Document Type: Article

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