Preservation of melanoblasts of white hair follicles of segmental vitiligo lesions: A preliminary study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 240-242

  Song, H J ^a   Choi, G S ^a   Shin, J H ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR OUTER ROOT SHEATH; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MALE; MELANOBLAST; MELANOCYTE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; VITILIGO; WHITE HAIR FOLLICLE;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STEM CELL FACTOR; VITILIGO;

EID: 78650991990     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03710.x     Document Type: Letter

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