Melanocyte transplantation for the treatment of vitiligo: Effects of different surgical techniques

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-39

  Issa, Cláudia Maria Bernardino Magro ^a   Rehder, Jussara ^b   Taube, Maria Beatriz Puzzi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Melanocyte culture; Melanocyte transplantation; Treatment; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MELANOCYTE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VITILIGO;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOSURGERY; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VITILIGO;

EID: 0037285909     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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