The Menopausal Transition: Is the Hair Follicle “Going through Menopause”?
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Rinaldi, F.; Trink, A.; Mondadori, G.; Giuliani, G.; Pinto, D. The Menopausal Transition: Is the Hair Follicle “Going through Menopause”? Biomedicines 2023, 11, 3041. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11113041
Rinaldi F, Trink A, Mondadori G, Giuliani G, Pinto D. The Menopausal Transition: Is the Hair Follicle “Going through Menopause”? Biomedicines. 2023; 11(11):3041. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11113041
Chicago/Turabian StyleRinaldi, Fabio, Anna Trink, Giorgia Mondadori, Giammaria Giuliani, and Daniela Pinto. 2023. "The Menopausal Transition: Is the Hair Follicle “Going through Menopause”?" Biomedicines 11, no. 11: 3041. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11113041
APA StyleRinaldi, F., Trink, A., Mondadori, G., Giuliani, G., & Pinto, D. (2023). The Menopausal Transition: Is the Hair Follicle “Going through Menopause”? Biomedicines, 11(11), 3041. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11113041