Efficacy of a complex of 5-aminolevulinic acid and glycyl-histidyl-lysine peptide on hair growth

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 438-443

  Lee, Weon Ju ^a,c   Sim, Hyun Bo ^a   Jang, Yong Hyun ^a   Lee, Seok Jong ^a   Kim, Do Won ^a   Yim, Soon Ho ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongshin University   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 aminolevulinic acid; Glycyl histidyl lysine peptide; Pattern hair loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982816232     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: 20053894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2016.28.4.438     Document Type: Article

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