Autocytotoxic Hypothesis for the Destruction of Melanocytes as the Cause of Vitiligo

Vitiligo: A Monograph on the Basic and Clinical Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 137-141

  Hann, Seung Kyung ^a   Chun, Woo Hyung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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EID: 84898818416     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470760116.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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