Melanocyte stem cells: Biology and current aspects

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Gola, Monika ^a   Czajkowski, Rafał ^a   Bajek, Anna ^a   Dura, Aleksander ^a   Drewa, Tomasz ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Melanocyte stem cells; Regenerative medicine

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE STEM CELL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STEM CELL; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

EID: 84867616199     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883475     Document Type: Review

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