Hair growth and rejuvenation: An overview

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 123-132

  Semalty, Mona ^a   Semalty, Ajay ^a   Joshi, Geeta Pant ^a   Rawat, Mohan Singh Maniyari ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

alopecia; baldness; hair growth; hair loss; herbal drugs; minoxidil

Indexed keywords

2 CYANO 1 (1,1 DIMETHYLPROPYL) 3 (3 PYRIDYL)GUANIDINE; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; APRIKALIM; ASCORBIC ACID; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DIAZOXIDE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FINASTERIDE; FLUTAMIDE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HIBISCUS ROSASINENSIS EXTRACT; METHIONINE; MINOXIDIL; NICORANDIL; NICOTINIC ACID; PINACIDIL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLLEN EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SABAL EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SPIRONOLACTONE; TOCOPHEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; ZINC;

ANAGEN EFFLUVIUM; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIANDROGEN THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG MECHANISM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REJUVENATION; REVIEW; SEBUM; SMOKING; STEROID THERAPY; TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ALOPECIA; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; REJUVENATION;

EID: 79952219279     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546630903578574     Document Type: Review

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