C.E. Orfanos et R.H. Happle Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990 1057 pages, 561 figures. ISBN 3-540-50960-7; ISBN 0-387-50960-7.
Hair and hair diseasesHair is the subject of this book, including the anatomy of the hair follicle, developmental stages, analyzed by light and the electron microscopy, hair ultrastructure, nerve and blood supply, specialized hairs and hair organs, and a review of the present techniques to cultivate hair follicle cells in vitro.
In the clinical part, several chapters describe the most important diseases and possibilities for treatment. Hair care products and their toxicology are the subject of further sections. Extensive reviews of the antiandrogens, a most important group of drugs influencing hair growth, and of their clinical use in conditions such as androgenetic alopecias and hirsutism are included as well. Finally, surgical techniques for hair transplantation are discussed.
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