RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Fiurášková, Michala
A1 Kučerová, Renata
A1 Kolář, Zdeněk
T1 PATHOBIOLOGY OF ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA
JF Biomedical papers
YR 2003
VO 147
IS 1
SP 37
OP 41
DO 10.5507/bp.2003.005
UL https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-200301-0005.php
AB Human hair morphogenesis is a dynamic process caused by the remodelling of the skin. Hair growth is cyclic in mammals consisting of three distinct stages: an active stage (anagen), a regressive stage (catagen), and a resting stage (telogen). One disorder in this process is gradual balding of the scalp called androgenetic alopecia. Little is known about the cell biological or molecular mechanisms involved and thus very little treatment is currently available. In this review we focus on the most significant parameters affecting hair growth which participate in baldness.