Human hair growth enhancement in vitro by green tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 551-555

  Kwon, O S ^a   Han, J H ^a   Yoo, H G ^a   Chung, J H ^a   Cho, K H ^a   Eun, H C ^a   Kim, K H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Dermal papilla cell; Epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG); Hair; Hair follicle organ culture; Hair growth

Indexed keywords

EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; GROWTH STIMULATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCALP HAIR; TEA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ALOPECIA; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CATECHIN; CELLS, CULTURED; DERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SCALP; TEA; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34447536521     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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