Agouti protein inhibits growth of B16 melanoma cells in vitro by acting through melanocortin receptors

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 171-175

  Siegrist, Walter ^a   Willard, Derril H ^b   Wilkison, William O ^b   Eberle, Alex N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; KINETICS; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA B16; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

AGOUTI; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030028217     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.0030     Document Type: Article

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