Vitiligo in Two Water Buffaloes: Histological, Histochemical, and Ultrastructural Investigations
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Pigment Cell Research
- Vol. 6 (1) , 23-28
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0749.1993.tb00577.x
Abstract
Vitiligo, a skin disease, has been described in several animals as well as in humans. In this report the histological and ultrastructural characteristics of two cases of vitiligo in water buffaloes are presented. These data suggest that one of more forms of human vitiligo may have a similar etiopathogenesis to that of the buffalo. Therefore, it is proposed that vitiliginous buffalo may prove to be a useful animal model for the human diseaseKeywords
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