Understanding the Mechanism of Repigmentation in Vitiligo

Surgical Management of Vitiligo

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 14-19

  Kanwar, Amrinder J ^a   Parsad, Davinder ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anagen hair follicles; Diffuse repigmentation; Follicle melanocyte; Perifollicular repigmentation; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

EID: 43749091851     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987568.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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