Histopathologic findings of horizontal sections of normal scalp from a Korean male

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1022-1028

  Kim, Woo Jin ^a   Shin, Dong Hoon ^a   Choi, Jong Soo ^a   Kim, Ki Hong ^a   Kim, Keuk Jun ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korean males; Transverse sections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCALP; SCALP HAIR; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 27744574835     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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