abstract |
The present invention relates, in general, to a method inhibiting alopecia, or hair loss, and in particular, to a method inhibiting alopecia induced by chemotherapeutic agents. The invention further relates to a composition which can be used in said method. Active agents which can be used in said method include protein growth factors, such as epidermal growth factor (EGF), and / or vitamins D3 or metabolites thereof. |