Histologic and ultrastructural analysis of ultraviolet B laser and light source treatment of leukoderma in striae distensae

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 385-387

  Goldberg, David J ^a,b,d   Marmur, Ellen S ^a,b   Schmults, Chrysaline ^a,c   Hussain, Mussarrat ^a   Phelps, Robert ^b  

^a Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York & New Jersey   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXCIMER LASER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER; LEUKODERMA; LIGHT; MELANOCYTE; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIA; STRIAE DISTENSAE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 16844387026     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200504000-00001     Document Type: Article

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