TY - BOOK AU - Reham William Naguib Doss AU - Abdelaziz Elrifaie , AU - Dina Kadry Ismail , AU - Omar Ahmed Azzam , TI - Detection of the level of cox - 2 and prostaglandin E2 in vitiligo patients / PY - 2011/// CY - Cairo : PB - Reham William Naguib Doss , KW - PGE2 KW - COX-2 KW - Vitiligo N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology and Venerology; Issued also as CD N2 - Vitiligo is an acquired depigmenting disorder characterized by absence of melanocytes from viligo lesions . Cyclooxygenases (COXs) are key enzymes in the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins . Cyclooxygenase - 2 (COX-2) expression plays a major role in prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -