Vitiligo treatment with vitamins, minerals and polyphenol supplementation

<b>Background:</b> Mammalian pigmentation results from the synthesis and accumulation of photo protective epidermal melanin. Melanin was formed from the amino acid precursor L-tyrosine within specialized cells, the melanocytes. Oxidative stress has been suggested to be the initial patho...

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Main Authors: Jalel Akrem, Soumaya Gaigi, Hamdaoui Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2009;volume=54;issue=4;spage=357;epage=360;aulast=Jalel