Female Pattern Hair Loss: Beyond an Androgenic Aetiology?

    July 2010 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    Ewan A. Langan, Ralf Paus
    Studysummary This report discusses the possibility that estrogens might play a greater role than androgens in female pattern hair loss, without presenting new research findings.
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    1. Female Pattern Hair Loss in Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome British Journal of Dermatology · 2010
    2. Mind the Gender Gap: Does Prolactin Exert Gender and Site-Specific Effects on the Human Hair Follicle? Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2009
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    5. Human Scalp Hair Follicles Are Both a Target and a Source of Prolactin, Which Serves as an Autocrine and/or Paracrine Promoter of Apoptosis-Driven Hair Follicle Regression American Journal of Pathology · 2006
    6. Hair Cycle Control by Estrogens: Catagen Induction via Estrogen Receptor Alpha Is Checked by ER Beta Signaling Endocrinology · 2005
    7. Estrogens and Human Scalp Hair Growth: More Questions Than Answers Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2004

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