Androgen receptor accelerates premature senescence of human dermal papilla cells in association with DNA damage.

The dermal papilla, located in the hair follicle, expresses androgen receptor and plays an important role in hair growth. Androgen/Androgen receptor actions have been implicated in the pathogenesis of androgenetic alopecia, but the exact mechanism is not well known. Recent studies suggest that baldi...

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Main Authors: Yi-Chien Yang, Hung-Chun Fu, Ching-Yuan Wu, Kuo-Ting Wei, Ko-En Huang, Hong-Yo Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3828374?pdf=render