Male androgenetic alopecia is due to hair follicle stem cell inactivation

Expert Review of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-147

  Zhao, Longmei ^a   Hantash, Basil M ^a  

^a Escape Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

hair cycle dynamics; hair follicle miniaturization; hair follicle stem cell; hair germ; male androgenetic alopecia; pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA6 INTEGRIN; BETA CATENIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; CD200 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 15; WNT PROTEIN;

CELL ACTIVATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

EID: 79953686531     PISSN: 17469872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/edm.11.7     Document Type: Note

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