Neuroendocrine perspectives in alopecia areata: Does stress play a role

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1324-1326

  Paus, Ralf ^a,b   Arck, Petra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

EID: 66149113193     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.111     Document Type: Note

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