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Scalp Hair Follicle

Tissue Dermatologic

In a genetically susceptible scalp, DHT binding shrinks the follicle a little with each cycle. The predisposition is inherited; the androgen sets the pace.

Relationships

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Scalp Hair Follicle expressed in

Androgen Receptor

The receptor every anabolic-androgenic steroid is designed to hit. Binding moves it into the nucleus where it switches on genes for muscle protein synthesis, and in other tissues for hair loss, prostate growth and oil production.

Scalp Hair Follicle stimulates

Follicular Miniaturisation

The shortening of each hair’s growth phase until the follicle produces a thinner, shorter shaft. This is the actual mechanism of pattern hair loss, and it is gradual rather than sudden.