The Pigmentary System, Second Edition
Contributors: James J. Nordlund (Editor); Raymond E. Boissy (Editor); Vincent J. Hearing (Editor); Richard King (Editor); William Oetting (Editor); Jean-Paul Ortonne (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: May 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1248
ISBN-13: 9781405120340
Subjects: Dermatology; physiopathology; General; Medical / Nursing; Pigmentation Disorders; Medical; Melanocytes; Medical / Dermatology
First sentence: In Europe, prior to the seventeenth century, notions about the origin of human skin color were based largely on myths and fanciful stories passed down from the ancient world.