Hormonal changes in menopause: Do they contribute to a 'midlife hair crisis' in women?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 7-11

  Mirmirani, P ^a,b,c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALOPECIA; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALOPECIA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 83755225178     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10629.x     Document Type: Review

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