Epiluminescence videomicroscopy: Black dots and brown globules revisited by stripping the stratum corneum

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Guillod, J F ^a   Skaria, A M ^a   Salomon, D ^a   Saurat, J H ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; EPIDERMIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0030933901     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(97)80211-3     Document Type: Article

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