UV - Dependent Melanocyte Plasticity - The Structure-Function Relationship

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-109

  Iyengar, Bhanu ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Catecholoxidase; G2 phase; Melanocyte; Pigment; Transduction; UV sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MELANOCYTE; METABOLISM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITILIGO;

CATECHOL OXIDASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; G2 PHASE; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITILIGO;

EID: 0030112073     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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