Is Androgenic Alopecia a Result of Endocrine Effects on the Vasculature?

    December 2003 in “ Medical Hypotheses ”
    B.A Caleb Santiago Hernandez
    Studysummary This paper proposes a new hypothesis that androgenic hair loss may be caused by changes in scalp vasculature due to androgen effects, but reports no new experimental results.
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    2. Fortnightly Review: Male Pattern Androgenetic Alopecia BMJ · 1998
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