Disease mechanisms in the C3H/HeJ Mouse Model of Alopecia

Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of hair follicles manifesting as patchy areas of hair loss on the scalp and body. Development of AA is associated with pen- and intra-follicular inflammation of anagen stage hair follicles, primarily by CD4+ and CD8+ cells. We hypothesized that...

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Main Author: Barekatain, Armin
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4063