The induction of the α-1-adrenoceptor signal transduction system on human melanocytes

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-23

  Schallreuter, Karin U ^a   Körner, Christa ^a   Pittelkow, Mark R ^b   Swanson, Norma N ^b   Gardner, Michael L G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1 Adrenoceptors; Melanocytes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PHORBOL ESTER; PRAZOSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; INFANT, NEWBORN; KERATINOCYTES; MELANOCYTES; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPANOLAMINES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030042545     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.1996.tb00088.x     Document Type: Article

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