Targeting Endogenous Wnt Antagonists for Therapy Development in Androgenetic Alopecia: A Focus on DKKs and sFRPs

    March 2026 in “ Stem Cell Reviews and Reports ”
    Zhao Wang, Hui Bai, Siqi Wang … Zonghuang Ding
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