Biochemical Theory of Vitiligo a Role of Pteridines in Pigmentation

Vitiligo: A Monograph on the Basic and Clinical Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 151-159

  Schallreuter, Karin U ^a,b   Beazley, Wayne D ^a   Wood, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470760116.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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