Fatty acid supplements improve hair coat condition in rhesus macaques |
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| Authors: | A. F. Hamel M. T. Menard M. A. Novak |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | alopecia hair loss polyunsaturated fatty acids |
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