Male hormone stimulation is prerequisite and an incitant in common baldness

American Journal of AnatomyVolume 71, Issue 3 p. 451-480 Article Male hormone stimulation is prerequisite and an incitant in common baldness† James B. Hamilton, James B. Hamilton Department of Anatomy, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this author James B. Hamilton, James B. Hamilton Department of Anatomy, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this author First published: November 1942 https://doi.org/10.1002/aja.1000710306Citations: 367 † This study was supported in part by a grant from the International Cancer Research Foundation. The author wishes to express his appreciation also of the helpfulness of Dr. Charles C. Hawke and the staff at the Winfield State Training School. 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