This article is partially inspired by Travis’s work, which I find most intriguing and thorough. This will be an attempt to unify hair loss theory into a coherent narrative and define the role of various steroids, cytokines, and nutrients in the growth and atrophy of hair follicles. It is my view that this is an extremely complicated topic, further obstructed by the fact that decades of research have been chasing a phantom funded by pharmaceutical companies looking for any data to patent their drugs after.
In relation to sex differences in thymus physiology, mens lower zinc levels may also be a contributing factor. Sperm production uses zinc. Zinc increases thymulin which is anabolic to the thymus gland. Zinc has growth promoting effects of the hair follicle. It's also a cortisol antagonist.
In relation to sex differences in thymus physiology, mens lower zinc levels may also be a contributing factor. Sperm production uses zinc. Zinc increases thymulin which is anabolic to the thymus gland. Zinc has growth promoting effects of the hair follicle. It's also a cortisol antagonist.
Who is Travis? His work is very good...
Great read again