Elemental sulphur and alkali elutable melanin detected in oral melanosis and malignant melanoma by energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy

Background: The morphology and contents of melanosomes are important features for differentiating melanocyte-derived melanotic lesions such as melanosis and malignant melanoma. Methods: In this study, we attempted to elucidate the structure of melanin and sulphur content in oral melanosis and malign...

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Main Authors: Nagai, N., Lee, Y.J., Nagaoka, N., Gunduz, M., Nakano, K., Nojima, T., Tsujigiwa, H., Gunduz, E., Siar, C.H., Nagatsuka, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/4288/1/Elemental_sulphur_and_alkali_elutable_melanin_detected_in_oral_melanosis_and_malignant_melanoma_by_energy-filtering_transmission_electron_microscopy.pdf