Evaluation of Androgens in the Scalp Hair and Plasma of Patients with Male-Pattern Baldness Before and After Finasteride Administration

    January 2006 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    Hoon Ryu, Ki Wook Kim, Eun Ah Yoo … Bow Chung
    Studysummary This study found that finasteride decreases DHT/T levels more significantly in the vertex scalp hair than in the occipital hair of patients with male pattern baldness.
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