The vascular characteristics of melasma

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-116

  Kim, En Hyung ^a   Kim, You Chan ^a   Lee, Eun So ^a   Kang, Hee Young ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Melasma; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8A; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VASCULARIZATION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD VESSELS; ERYTHEMA; FACTOR VIIIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KOREA; MELANOSIS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; SKIN; TELANGIECTASIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33947546355     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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