Evaluation of androgens in the scalp hair and plasma of patients with male-pattern baldness before and after finasteride administration

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 730-734

  Ryu, H K ^a,b   Kim, K M ^a   Yoo, E A ^b   Sim, W Y ^c   Chung, B C ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Androgens; Finasteride; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Male pattern baldness; Plasma; Vertex scalp hair

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; FINASTERIDE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SCALP HAIR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FINASTERIDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 33644867619     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.07072.x     Document Type: Article

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