Development of autoimmune hair loss disease alopecia areata is associated with cardiac dysfunction in C3H/HeJ mice.

Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic autoimmune hair loss disease that affects several million men, women and children worldwide. Previous studies have suggested a link between autoimmunity, stress hormones, and increased cardiovascular disease risk. In the current study, histology, immunohistology, qu...

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Main Authors: Eddy Wang, Katy Chong, Mei Yu, Noushin Akhoundsadegh, David J Granville, Jerry Shapiro, Kevin J McElwee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3637254?pdf=render