Natural scalp hair regression in preclinical stages of male androgenetic alopecia and its reversal by finasteride

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 168-176

  Van Neste, D ^a,b  

^a Belgian Skin Study Center   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exogen hair; Hair cycle; Hair growth; Hair loss; Hair pharmacodynamics; Male pattern baldness; Phototrichogram

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOTRICHOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR;

ALOPECIA; FINASTERIDE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; SCALP;

EID: 33745238085     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093051     Document Type: Article

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