Chapter-21 Melanin Pigmentation and its Disorder
BOOK TITLE: Common Skin Diseases—A Clinical Approach
Author
1. Chattopadhyay SP
ISBN
9789350907399
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12275_21
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2014
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
1.
Armed Forces Medical College Pune,
Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan; Calcutta Medical and Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter keywords
Melanin pigmentation,
melanocytes,
tyrosinase,
L-DOPA,
melanosomes,
keratinocytes,
vitiligo patches,
leprosy,
pityriasis alba,
idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis,
chemical leukoderma,
naevus anaemicus,
methoxy psoralen