Hair Loss And Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis Activity In Captive Rhesus Macaques (Macaca Mulatta)

May 2014 in “ PubMed ”

Melinda A. Novak, Amanda F. Hamel, Kris Coleman, Corrine K. Lutz, Julie M. Worlein, Mark T. Menard, A. Ryan, Kendra Rosenberg, Jerrold S. Meyer

hair loss hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis HPA axis hair cortisol cortisol alopecia stress-related hair loss

Studysummary This study found that increased hair cortisol levels, indicating stress, were associated with greater hair loss in captive rhesus macaques, although the causality of this relationship remains unclear.

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