Real-time, in vivo quantification of melanocytes by near-infrared reflectance confocal microscopy in the guinea pig animal model [2]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 533-535

  Wang, Lawrence T ^a   Demirs, John T ^a   Pathak, Madhu A ^a   González, Salvador ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPA; MELANIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EAR; GUINEA PIG; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MELANOCYTE; NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN; STAINING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036039931     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.t01-1-17642.x     Document Type: Letter

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