Monilethrix: An Ultrastructural Study

    December 1984 in “ Journal of Cutaneous Pathology ”
    Masaaki Ito, Ken Hashimoto, F. W. Yorder
    Studysummary This study observed that the thinning and structural abnormalities in monilethrix-affected hair occur at the internodes due to possible periodic dysfunction of the hair matrix, particularly in the cortex.
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