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. 2017 Oct;46(5):248-251.
doi: 10.1111/jmp.12271. Epub 2017 May 2.

Fatty acid supplements improve hair coat condition in rhesus macaques

A F Hamel  1 , M T Menard  1 , M A Novak  1
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Fatty acid supplements improve hair coat condition in rhesus macaques

A F Hamel et al. J Med Primatol. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

As captive rhesus macaques often exhibit hair loss, alopecia was quantified and behavior was recorded before, during, and after fatty acid supplementation in six macaques. Fatty acid treatment was associated with a decrease in alopecia and in self-grooming behavior. Therefore, fatty acids may be a viable treatment for alopecia in some captive primates.

Keywords: alopecia; hair loss; polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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The percent alopecia score before, during, and after treatment with PUFAs (* p-value < 0.05).
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The amount of self-grooming behavior observed before, during, and after treatment with PUFAs (*p-value < 0.05).
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