Cellular grafts in management of leucoderma

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-149

  Mysore, Venkataram ^a   Salim, T ^b  

^a Venkat Charmalaya Centre for Advanced Dermatology   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cellular grafts; Grafts; Leucoderma; Melanocyte; Transplantation; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDERMIS CELL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKODERMA; MELANOCYTE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SKIN GRAFT; TISSUE GRAFT;

EID: 68149165957     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.53194     Document Type: Conference Paper

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