Adenosine increases anagen hair growth and thick hairs in Japanese women with female pattern hair loss: A pilot, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 763-767

  Oura, Hajimu ^a   Iino, Masato ^b   Nakazawa, Yosuke ^b   Tajima, Masahiro ^b   Ideta, Ritsuro ^b   Nakaya, Yutaka ^c   Arase, Seiji ^a   Kishimoto, Jiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b SHISEIDO RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Female pattern hair loss; Hair appearance; Hair growth rate; Thick hair rate

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LOTION; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOSINE; ADULT; ALOPECIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149190078     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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