Melanocyte detachment after skin friction in non lesional skin of patients with generalized vitiligo
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 148 (1) , 95-101
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05024.x
Abstract
Background In vitiligo, melanocytes are gradually lost in depigmented macules of the skin. The disappearance of melanocytes has, however, not been clearly observed and consequently the aetiology of ...Keywords
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