The Presence of Insulin Resistance and Comparison of Various Insulin Sensitivity Indices in Women with Androgenetic Alopecia

    May 2007 in “ PubMed ”
    Tugba Rezan Ekmekci, Sema Ucak, Okcan Basat … Yuksel Altuntas
    Studysummary This study found that women with androgenetic alopecia were more insulin resistant than healthy controls, suggesting the use of beta cell function and insulin sensitivity indices to measure insulin resistance in this population.
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