Changes in Murine Hair with Dietary Selenium Excess or Deficiency

    March 2011 in “ Experimental Dermatology ”
    Seon Wook Hwang, Hyun Jae Lee, Kee Suck Suh … Ho Suk Sung
    Studysummary This study found that an imbalance of selenium in a C57BL/6 mouse model led to hair loss with color change and was linked with changes in hair follicle apoptosis markers.
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    1. Extradermal Melanin Transfer? Lack of Macroscopic Spleen Melanization in Old C57BL/6 Mice with De-Synchronized Hair Cycle Acta Biochimica Polonica · 2009
    2. The C3H/HeJ Mouse and DEBR Rat Models for Alopecia Areata: Review of Preclinical Drug Screening Approaches and Results Experimental dermatology · 2008
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