Quantification of tyrosinase, TRP-1, and TRP-2 transcripts in human melanocytes by reverse transcriptase-competitive multiplex PCR - Regulation by steroid hormones

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 364-367

  Kippenberger, S ^a   Loitsch, S ^a   Solano, F ^a   Bernd, A ^a   Kaufmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Melanogenesis; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOGENESIS; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031953957     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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