Open AccessEvaluation of physiological, psychological, and lifestyle factors associated with premature hair graying
Author(s) -
Katherine G. Thompson,
Mark Marchitto,
Bao Chau Ly,
Anna L. Chien
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/ijt.ijt_43_19
Subject(s) - medicine , family history , depression (economics) , odds ratio , grandparent , psychology , developmental psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Canities, or hair graying, is believed to be driven by the cytotoxic effect of reactive oxygen species on follicular melanocytes, thus raising the concern that premature hair graying (PHG) may represent an outward sign of systemic oxidative stress.