The hair follicle melanocytes in vitiligo in relation to disease duration

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 934-939

  Anbar, T S ^a   Abdel Raouf, H ^a   Awad, S S ^a   Ragaie, M H ^a   Abdel Rahman, A T ^a  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Early treatment; Hair Follicles; Melanocytes; Prognosis; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

DOPA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; HAIR COLOR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTE; NKI BETEB STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITILIGO;

BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HAIR COLOR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTES; PROGNOSIS; VITILIGO;

EID: 67651163797     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03233.x     Document Type: Article

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