Topical Antiandrogens: What Use in Dermatology?

    January 1985 in “ Archives of Dermatology ”
    Anne W. Lucky
    Studysummary This article reviews the complex relationship between androgenic hormones and skin disorders, emphasizing the need for further innovative research to understand varying skin responses, but it reports no new findings.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. The Stimulation of Hair Growth in the Flank Organs of Female Hamsters by Subcutaneous Testosterone Propionate and Its Inhibition by Topical Cyproterone Acetate: Dose-Response Studies British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement · 1983
    2. Treatment of Hirsutism With Spironolactone JAMA · 1982
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