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Hair and Hair Diseases

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Constantin E. Orfanos

    1. Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Steglitz, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, FR Germany

  2. Rudolf Happle

    1. Department of Dermatology, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Hair is the subject of this book, including the anatomy of the hair follicle, developmental stages, analyzed by light and electron microscopy, hair ultrastructure, nerve and blood supply, specialized hairs and hair organs, and a review of the present techniques to cultivate hair follicle cells in vitro. In the clinical part several chapters describe the most important diseases and possibilities for treatment. Hair care products and their toxicology are the subject of further sections. Extensive reviews of the antiandrogens, a most important group of drugs influencing hair growth, and of their clinical use in conditions such as androgenetic alopecias and hirsutism are included as well. Finally, surgical techniques for hair transplantation are discussed. This book is a standard textbook for everything pertaining to hair under normal and pathological conditions.

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Table of contents (40 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Embryology of the Hair Follicle

    • F. Serri, D. Cerimele
    Pages 1-17

  3. The Dermal Papilla and the Growth of Hair

    • C. A. B. Jahoda, R. F. Oliver
    Pages 19-44

  4. Hair Keratin

    • H. P. Baden
    Pages 45-71

  5. The Growing Anagen Hair

    • B. Forslind
    Pages 73-97

  6. Catagen and Telogen Phases of the Growth Cycle

    • P. F. Parakkal
    Pages 99-116

  7. Innervation and Vasculature of the Hair Follicle

    • K. Hashimoto, M. Ito, Y. Suzuki
    Pages 117-147

  8. Specific Nerve Endings in Vellus Hair, Guard Hair, and Sinus Hair

    • Z. Halata
    Pages 149-164

  9. Hair Melanin and Hair Color

    • J. P. Césarini
    Pages 165-197

  10. Non-human Hair

    • R. E. Chapman
    Pages 199-236

  11. Measurements of Hair Growth Under Physiological Conditions

    • V. Pecoraro, I. P. L. Astore
    Pages 237-254

  12. Glycosaminoglycan Metabolism

    • H. W. Kreysel, H. P. Nissen
    Pages 255-265

  13. The Hormonal Control of Hair Growth

    • F. J. G. Ebling
    Pages 267-299

  14. Cultivation of Human Hair Follicle Cells

    • F. M. Schaart, A. Mayer-da-Silva, C. E. Orfanos
    Pages 301-324

  15. Genetic Defects Involving the Hair

    • R. Happle
    Pages 325-362

  16. Structural Anomalies of the Hair Shaft

    • V. H. Price
    Pages 363-422

  17. Monilethrix and Pseudo-Monilethrix

    • B. Bentley-Phillips
    Pages 423-441

  18. Hypomelanotic Hair Disorders

    • Y. Hori, M. Seiji
    Pages 443-466

  19. Androgenetic Alopecia: Pathophysiological Aspects in Man and Animals

    • I. Takashima
    Pages 467-484

  20. Androgenetic Alopecia: Clinical Aspects and Treatment

    • C. E. Orfanos
    Pages 485-527
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Steglitz, The Free University of Berlin, Berlin, FR Germany

    Constantin E. Orfanos

  • Department of Dermatology, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Rudolf Happle

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hair and Hair Diseases

  • Editors: Constantin E. Orfanos, Rudolf Happle

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74612-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-74614-7Published: 04 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-74612-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 1057

  • Topics: Dermatology

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