Development and Characterization of Phyto-Vesicles of Beta-Sitosterol for the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia

    December 2011 in “ Archives of Dermatological Research ”
    Kirti Upadhyay, Nishant Gupta, Vinod Kumar Dixit
    Studysummary This study found that phyto-vesicles of ß-sitosterol showed better absorption and improved activity for treating androgenetic alopecia in rats compared to the compound and its complex.
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