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Alopecia: Hair Morphology and Treatments by DRx Sonali Tarei is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Hair morphology and treatment of alopecia. Hair consists of the shaft and root or follicle. The hair shaft has three regions - the cuticle, cortex, and medulla. Hair grows in cycles of anagen (growth), catagen (resting), and telogen (shedding) phases. Factors like aging, genetics, stress, and certain drugs can cause hair loss by shortening the anagen phase. Treatments for hair loss include minoxidil and finasteride to promote hair growth, and herbal extracts that inhibit 5-alpha reductase to reduce hair los
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- DRx Sonali Tarei
- Language
- EN