Morphological alterations of epidermal melanocytes in photoageing: An ultrastructural and cytomorphometric study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 444-452

  Toyoda, M ^a   Morohashi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INJURY; SUN EXPOSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; EPIDERMIS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MELANOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN AGING;

EID: 0031690650     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02408.x     Document Type: Article

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