Induction of melanogenic abnormalities in NF1+/- mutant mice by DMBA

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1133-1134

  Mashour, George A ^a   Martuza, Robert L ^a   Kurtz, Andreas ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NEUROFIBROMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0033400268     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00813.x     Document Type: Letter

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