The Role of Melanocytes in the Repair of UV Related DNA Damage in Keratinocytes

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 110-113

  Iyengar, Bhanu ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL CAMPUS   (India)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Melanocyte keratinocyte interaction; PCNA; DNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COCULTURE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MELANOCYTES; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN;

EID: 0032044366     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1998.tb00719.x     Document Type: Article

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