Morphometric analysis of the human scalp hair follicle: Practical implications for the hair transplant surgeon and hair regeneration studies

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-64

  Jimenez, Francisco ^a   Izeta, Ander ^b   Poblet, Enrique ^c  

^a Clínica Dermatológica Dr Jiménez Acosta   (Spain)

^b BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; SCALP HAIR; STEM CELL; SURGEON;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 78651291110     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2010.01809.x     Document Type: Article

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