The Loss of Melanocytes from the Epidermis the Mechanism for Depigmentation of Vitiligo Vulgaris

Vitiligo: A Monograph on the Basic and Clinical Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 7-12

  Nordlund, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470760116.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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