The effect of platelet-rich plasma in hair regrowth: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

Stem Cells Translational Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1317-1323

  Gentile, Pietro ^a,b   Garcovich, Simone ^c   Bielli, Alessandra ^a   Scioli, Maria Giovanna ^a   Orlandi, Augusto ^a   Cervelli, Valerio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL   (Albania)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Autologous; Clinical translations; Clinical trials

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR FOLLICLE; HYPOTRICHOSIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SCALP;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; HYPOTRICHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SCALP;

EID: 84945279531     PISSN: 21576564     EISSN: 21576580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2015-0107     Document Type: Article

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