Foetal human melanocytes: In situ detection, in vitro culture and differentiation characteristics at 6-11 weeks EGA

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 126-133

  Le Poole, I Caroline ^a   Van Den Wijngaard, René M J G J ^a   Verkruisen, Ronald P ^a   Lamers, Wout H ^a   Troost, Dirk ^a   Westerhof, Wiete ^a   Das, Pranab K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dedifferentiation; Foetal pigment cells; Melanocyte development; Melanoma markers; Melanosomes; Proliferation in vitro

Indexed keywords

EGA;

BROXURIDINE; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; METABOLISM;

BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030155438     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1996.tb00100.x     Document Type: Article

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