Gender Differences in Mouse Skin Morphology and Specific Effects of Sex Steroids and Dehydroepiandrosterone

January 2005 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”

Lamia Azzi‐Martin, Mohamed Elalfy, Céline Martel, Fernand Labrie

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