New Insights Into Human Hair: SAXS, SEM, TEM, and EDX for Alopecia Areata Investigations

    January 2020 in “ PeerJ ”
    Adina Coroabă, Anca Chiriac, Liviu Săcărescu … Mariana Pinteală
    Studysummary This study found significant structural and compositional differences in hair affected by alopecia areata compared to healthy hair, using a range of physico-chemical investigation methods.
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