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ArticleLasers in medical science2016

Ultra-structural effects of different low-level lasers on normal cultured human melanocytes: an in vitro comparative study.

Khalid M AlGhamdi, Ashok Kumar, Attieh A Al-Ghamdi, Ammar C Al-Rikabi, Mohammed Mubarek, Abdelkader E Ashour

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Article in Lasers in medical science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy Analysis of Isolated Melanosomes.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2025
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  4. Effect of Different Wavelengths of Laser Irradiation on the Skin Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  5. Under the spotlight: mechanisms of photobiomodulation concentrating on blue and green light.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2019
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6 authors.

Khalid M AlGhamdiDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 240997, Riyadh, 11322, Saudi Arabia. kmgderm@gmail.com.
Ashok KumarVitiligo Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11472, Saudi Arabia.
Attieh A Al-GhamdiDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ammar C Al-RikabiDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed MubarekElectron Microscope Laboratory, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdelkader E AshourDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the different types of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on the ultra-structure and number of melanosomes in normal cultured human melanocytes. Specific effects of various types of LLLT on the ultra-structure of melanosomes have not yet been reported. Melanocytes were exposed to LLLT at an energy level of 2.0 J/cm

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HumansLow-Level Light TherapyMelanocytesMelanosomesMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionCell cultureLow-level laser therapyMelanocytesMelanogenesisRegenerative medicineTransmission electron microscope

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PMID27572715

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