Alterations in Pattern Baldness According to Sex: Hair Metabolomics Approach

    March 2021 in “ Metabolites ”
    Yu Ra Lee, Bark Lynn Lew, Woo Young Sim … Bong Chul Chung
    Studysummary This study identified distinct differences in metabolic pathways related to pattern baldness, with findings highlighting the androgen metabolic pathway in males and the estrogen plus arachidonic acid pathways in females using hair samples.
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