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May 2011 in “Dermatologic Clinics” Hair loss in autoimmune blistering skin diseases varies and may regrow with disease control.
12 citations,
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10 citations,
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January 2019 in “Springer eBooks” Some chemicals and drugs can cause hair loss, which usually grows back after stopping the treatment.
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Hair follicles can be used to quickly assess drug effects in cancer treatment.
Dermal stem cells help regenerate hair follicles and heal skin wounds.
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