Vertex Balding, Plasma Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3

    June 2000 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Elizabeth A. Platz, Michael Pollak, Walter C. Willett, Edward Giovannucci
    Studysummary This study found that older men with vertex balding had lower levels of IGFBP-3 and higher levels of IGF-1 in their plasma.
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