4 citations
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  April 2002   in “Medical Hypotheses”    Hormones cause hair loss by affecting cell growth and weakening cell attraction.  
     
           2 citations
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  August 2019   in “Journal of skin and stem cell”    The study concludes that regulating apoptosis could lead to new treatments for various skin and hair conditions.  
     
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  January 2006   in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology”    High levels of testosterone and 5α-DHT can lead to cell death in cells important for hair growth.  
     
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  July 2007   in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”    A substance called DKK-1 increases in balding areas and causes hair cells to die when exposed to DHT.  
     
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  September 1996   in “Neuroscience letters”    Adding fetal calf serum helps Merkel cells survive and change shape.