Clues to Male-Pattern Baldness (3 of 3) (VIDEO)

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Dr. George Cotsarelis discusses the research. This video relates to a paper that appeared in the March 21, 2012, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by L.A. Garza at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa., and colleagues was titled, "Prostaglandin D2 Inhibits Hair Growth and Is Elevated in Bald Scalp of Men with Androgenetic Alopecia."

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Video courtesy of Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

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