Animal Models of Alopecia
October 1988
in “
Clinics in dermatology
”
TLDR The best animal model for studying male-pattern baldness is the stumptailed macaque, not rats or mice.
The document discussed the lack of a genetic model for androchronogenic alopecia in rats and mice, noting that the best current animal model is the stumptailed macaque, a primate whose hair loss pattern closely resembles human male-pattern baldness. It suggested that genetically controlled regional hairlessness might be unique to humans, making it unlikely to find a similar process in rodents.
