Spectrophotometric analysis of melanocytic naevi during pregnancy

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-237

  Wyon, Yvonne ^a   Synnerstad, Ingrid ^b   Fredrikson, Mats ^b   Rosdahl, Inger ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Melanocytic naevi; Pregnancy; SIAscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; OBSERVATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SKIN TUMOR; VASCULARIZATION;

COLLAGEN; MELANIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANINS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 34447515971     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0227     Document Type: Article

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