Endogenous Steroid Hormones in Hair: Investigations on Different Hair Types, Pigmentation Effects, and Correlation to Nails

    December 2019 in “ Steroids ”
    Clarissa D. Voegel, M Hofmann, Thomas Kræmer … Tina M. Binz
    Studysummary In this study, researchers developed a method to measure steroid hormones in hair and found that body hair typically contains higher levels of cortisone and testosterone compared to scalp hair, but hair pigmentation did not affect hormone concentrations significantly.
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