00900nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002300059653001100082653001200093653001600105653002500121653002200146100001600168700001300184245009800197300001100295490000700306050003200313520031100345022001400656       1992                            d  c1992 Apr-Jun10aHistocytochemistry10aHumans10aleprosy10aMelanocytes10aPigments, Biological10aSkin Pigmentation1 aShereef P H1 aThomas M00aHypopigmented macules in leprosy--a histopathological and histochemical study of melanocytes.  a189-910 v64  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Study of the number of melanocytes and amount of pigmentation in hypopigmented lesions and adjacent normal areas in 20 leprosy patients showed no differences in these parameters. It appears that hypopigmentation in leprosy lesions could be caused by defective transfer of melanin into keratinocytes.</p>  a0254-9395