Handbook of hair in health and disease

Front Matter....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Hair in health and disease: an introduction....Pages 12-28
The color of human hair....Pages 30-49
Hair loss in the elderly....Pages 50-68
Hair loss in women....Pages 70-97
Male androgenetic alopecia....Pages 98-116
Excess hair growth....Pages 118-136
Ethnopharmacology and hair: Indian perspectives....Pages 138-156
Neonatal hair analysis to reveal gestational exposure to drugs....Pages 158-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Plucked hair: how to get stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells for future clinical applications....Pages 180-196
Alopecia areata and chemokine....Pages 198-215
Natural and unnatural hair loss as detected in the forensic context....Pages 216-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Arsenic in the hair....Pages 238-254
Ethyl glucuronide in hair and alcohol misuse....Pages 256-276
Hair mineral analysis in the assessment of human exposure to metals....Pages 278-292
Potentially toxic elements, pollution and hair....Pages 294-315
Natural radionuclides in human hair....Pages 316-330
Stable isotope ratio analysis in human hair....Pages 332-351
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Head lice and their control: a never-ending story …....Pages 354-385
Low-level light therapy and hair loss....Pages 386-400
Chemotherapy-induced hair loss....Pages 402-416
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
MSH peptides and applications to treatment of hair....Pages 418-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Shampoo compositions....Pages 434-447
Shampoo in the treatment of scalp psoriasis....Pages 448-464
Lipohydroxy acid containing shampoo in the treatment of scalp seborrheic dermatitis....Pages 466-476
Back Matter....Pages 477-493