The role of keratinocyte growth factor in melanogenesis: a possible mechanism for the initiation of solar lentigines

Please cite this paper as: The role of keratinocyte growth factor in melanogenesis: a possible mechanism for the initiation of solar lentigines. Experimental Dermatology 2010; 19: 865–872.

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