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GREYING of hair is probably the most obvious sign of ageing in man. To determine whether or not its onset and progress are influenced by hair colour we have examined a sample of Australians.
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Keogh, E. V., and Read, G., Austral. J. Exp. Biol., 41, 405 (1963).
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KEOGH, E., WALSH, R. Rate of Greying of Human Hair. Nature 207, 877–878 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207877a0
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