Characterization of melanins in human irides and cultured uveal melanocytes from eyes of different colors

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 293-299

  Prota, Giuseppe ^a   Hu, Dan Ning ^b,c   Vincensi, Maria R ^a   McCormick, Steven A ^b,c   Napolitano, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eumelanin; Iris color; Iris pigment epithelium; Melanin; Melanocytes; Pheomelanin

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; EYE COLOR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRIS; MELANOCYTE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UVEA;

EID: 0032171031     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0518     Document Type: Article

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