Probing the Effects of Stress Mediators on the Human Hair Follicle

    November 2007 in “ American Journal of Pathology ”
    Eva M.J. Peters, Sofia Liotiri, Enikõ Bodó … Ralf Paus
    Studysummary In this study, researchers found that substance P triggered premature catagen development and immune changes in human scalp hair follicles, providing a possible biological link between stress and hair loss conditions like telogen effluvium and alopecia areata.
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