α-MSH and Melanogenesis in Normal Human Adult Melanocytes

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-56

  Hedley, Susan J ^a   Gawkrodger, David J ^b   Weetman, Anthony P ^a   Macneil, Sheila ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dopa oxidase activity; Melanin content; Melanocytes; Mitogen

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; METABOLISM; PIGMENTATION;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; ADULT; ALPHA-MSH; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0031989276     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1998.tb00710.x     Document Type: Article

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