An abnormality in sebaceous function in phenylketonuria.
- 4 January 1975
- Vol. 1 (5948), 19-20
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5948.19
Abstract
The sebum excretion rate has been found to be increased in female patients with phenylketonuria. This may be related to a depletion of midbrain dopamine and release of the sebotrophic hormone.Keywords
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