Long-term follow-up study of 142 patients with vitiligo vulgaris treated by autologous, non-cultured melanocyte-keratinocyte cell transplantation

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 841-845

  Mulekar, Sanjeev V ^a  

^a Noble Clinic: Pune India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; EDETIC ACID; TRYPSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SUSPENSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; SAFETY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 27544461406     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02226.x     Document Type: Article

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