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Dermal Blood Vessels and Lymphatics

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Pharmacology of the Skin I

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 87 / 1))

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This chapter deals with the gross and microscopic anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the skin

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  1. D. I. Abramson
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  1. The Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7EH, London, Great Britain

    Malcolm W. Greaves M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.

  2. Department of Dermatology, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain

    Sam Shuster M.D., F.R.C.P.

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Abramson, D.I. (1989). Dermal Blood Vessels and Lymphatics. In: Greaves, M.W., Shuster, S. (eds) Pharmacology of the Skin I. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 87 / 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73797-8_6

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