Promising Alternative Clinical Uses of Prostaglandin F2α Analogs: Beyond the Eyelashes

    January 2015 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Young Mee Choi, Joseph Diehl, Paul C. Levins
    Studysummary This review discusses the potential applications of prostaglandin F2α analogs for certain types of alopecia and hypopigmentation, but reports no new experimental results.
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