Etiology of cicatricial alopecias: A basic science point of view

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 212-220

  McElwee, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cicatricial alopecia; Pathogenesis; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA;

ALOPECIA; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DESTRUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPITHELIUM; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTE; MESENCHYME; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCAR ALOPECIA; SCARRING ALOPECIA; SEBACEOUS GLAND; STEM CELL;

ALOPECIA; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; AUTOIMMUNITY; CICATRIX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; KERATINS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MUTATION; NEUTROPHILS; PPAR GAMMA; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 47549119708     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00202.x     Document Type: Review

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