Alopecia in laboratory animals induced by a polyampholyte, polyethylene alanine.
Polyethylene alanine a polyaminoacid, was found to induce a characteristic alopecia when administered topically or systemically to suckling mice, or newborn guinea-pigs or rabbits.
D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D051379:Mice; D011095:Polyethylenes; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects; D013045:Species Specificity
D011095:Polyethylenes; C026929:polyethylene alanine