Use of heat provides a fast and efficient way to undertake melanin bleaching with dilute hydrogen peroxide.
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Department of Histopathology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH. guy.orchard@gstt.nhs.uk
D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008543:Melanins; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D008548:Melanosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016877:Oxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*
D008543:Melanins; D016877:Oxidants; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide