Association of Fibrosis in the Bulge Portion with Hair Follicle Miniaturization in Androgenetic Alopecia

    February 2021 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Kaitao Li, Fang Liu, Yang-Kook Sun … Yong Miao
    Studysummary This study observed that fibrosis occurs in the bulge region of hair follicles affected by androgenetic alopecia and is correlated with the hair miniaturization process.
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