Differential effects on melanocyte growth and melanization of low vs. high calcium keratinocyte-conditioned medium

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-55

  Abdel Naser, M B ^a,b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

High and low Ca2+ keratinocyte conditioned medium; Keratinocyte mediated melanocyte proliferation; Melanocyte; Melanocyte conditioned medium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENDRITIC CELL; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

CALCIUM; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES;

EID: 0032971875     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02606.x     Document Type: Article

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