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A comparison of the culture and growth of dermal papilla cells from hair follicles from non-balding and balding (androgenetic alopecia) scalp
1 Mar 1996
Abstract excerpt
Male pattern baldness is a common, androgen-dependent skin problem in adult men which is not well understood, although androgens are believed to act on the hair follicle via the mesenchyme-derived dermal papilla situated in the middle of the hair follicle bulb. Since dermal papilla cells retain specific characteristics in culture, such as hair-growth promoting ability and appropriate features of the mechanism of...
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