Optical properties of human melanocytic nevi in vivo

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 298-303

  Zonios, George ^a   Dimou, Aikaterini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; PIGMENTED NEVUS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

DIFFUSION; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 58349107160     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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