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ELECTRONMICROSCOPIC STUDY OF HYPOPIGMENTED LESIONS IN LEPROSY.

C. K. Job, A Nayar, J. Sathya Narayanan

British Journal of Dermatology · 1972 · 28 citations · 8 references

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Summary.— The electronmicroscopic appearance of the epidermis in 2 cases of indeterminate leprosy was studied. There was a significant decrease in the number of melanocytes and several of those present showed signs of depressed activity and atrophy. Langerhans cells were increased in number and seemed to replace the melanocytes. Further study is indicated to elucidate the pathogenesis of melanocyte inactivity and reduction in number.

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My conception of cellular nevi

Pierre Masson · Cancer · 1951 · 295 citations · Full text

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The Langerhans Cell*

Alvin S. Zelickson · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1965 · 155 citations · Full text

A study of the branched cells of the mammalian epidermis with special reference to the fate of their division products

R. E. Billingham, Peter Medawar · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1953 · 153 citations

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Electron Microscopy of Melanocytes in Human Piebaldism*

Aodán S. Breathnach, Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, Lucile M.-A. Wyllie · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1965 · 80 citations · Full text

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