Characterization of melanosomes and melanogenesis in cells cultured from Ota's nevus

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 339-352

  Kishikawa, T ^a   Suzuki, T ^b   Sasakia, Y ^a   Aihara, K ^a   Hirayama, T ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Nevus Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermal melanocytes; Lysosomes; Melanogenesis; Myelinosomes; Nevus Ota

Indexed keywords

DOPA; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; METABOLISM; OTA NEVUS; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEVUS OF OTA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TYROSINE;

EID: 0031182002     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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