Potential phytotherapy of atopic dermatitis, acne, psoriasis, vitiligo
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Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal Univerasity, D I Khan, Pakistan; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Nanomedicine, Fluorotronics USA, Inc. San Diego, California, USA; Department of Dermatology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland; Faculty of Medicine of Jundiaí São Paulo, Department of Morphology and Basic Pathology, Tissue Morphology Laboratory, LMT/FMJ and São Paulo State Research Foundation, Brazil E-mail: [email protected]
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