The Melanocyte Reservoir and its Necessity

Vitiligo: A Monograph on the Basic and Clinical Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 163-167

  Cui, Jian ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84957353226     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470760116.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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