4 citations
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July 1979 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study describes "alarm reaction" histologic changes in pilosebaceous structures, including regression of hair matrix and alterations in sebaceous glands, affecting follicular and sebaceous gland morphology.
38 citations
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July 1989 in “Archives of dermatological research” Testosterone causes hair loss in AGA mice, which are good for testing baldness treatments, and both minoxidil and cyproterone acetate can prevent this hair loss.
20 citations
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April 1959 in “A M A Archives of Dermatology” Alopecia mucinosa causes red, raised skin patches and hair loss.
18 citations
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December 1992 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This study observed that lectin-binding patterns in skin appendage tumors reveal differences in sweat gland tumors compared to normal tissues, but pilosebaceous tumors maintained a similar lectin-binding pattern to their corresponding normal structures.
7 citations
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March 1993 in “International Journal of Oncology” This study found that the keratin expression in basal cell carcinoma resembles that of the pilosebaceous apparatus, with uniform presence of certain keratins in all cases.