Is Increased 5a-Reductase Activity a Primary Phenomenon in Androgen-Dependent Skin Disorders?

July 1987 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”

André Dijkstra, C. M. A. A. Goos, W.J. Cunliffe, Charles Sultan, A.J.M. Vermorken

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