A study of autologous melanocyte transfer in treatment of stable vitiligo

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 393-397

  Pandya, Vishvabhavan ^a,b   Parmar, Kirti S ^a   Shah, Bela J ^a   Bilimoria, F E ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Laxmipura Ward   (India)

Author keywords

Autologous melanocyte transplantation; Melanocyte culture; Melanocyte rich cell suspension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOCYTE; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 28844457724     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.18942     Document Type: Article

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