Familial uncombable hair syndrome: Ultrastructural hair study and response to biotin

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Boccaletti, Valeria ^a   Zendri, E ^a   Giordano, G ^a   Gnetti, L ^a   De Panfilis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; HAIR; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NAIL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOTIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HAIR; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NAIL DISEASES; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 71949090467     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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