Disorders of Hair in Infants and Children Other Than Alopecia

    January 2002 in “ Clinics in dermatology ”
    Martin Wade, Rodney Sinclair
    Studysummary This study found that AHCC supplementation significantly reduced alopecia severity in Ara-C treated rats and mitigated liver injury-related side effects in mice treated with 6-MP and MTX.
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