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    Alopecia in Rhesus Macaques Correlates with Immunophenotypic Alterations in Dermal Inflammatory Infiltrates Consistent with Hypersensitivity Etiology

    January 2010 in “ Journal of Medical Primatology
    Joshua Kramer, Michele A. Fahey, Rosemary Santos … Keith G. Mansfield
    Studysummary This study found that alopecia in captive Rhesus macaques may be linked to chronic hypersensitivity dermatitis with CD4+ cell inflammation, possibly influenced by altered housing and reduced pathogen exposure.
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    4. Atrichia With Papular Lesions Resulting From Mutations In The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca Mulatta) Hairless Gene Laboratory Animals · 2002
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