Latanoprost-induced increase of tyrosinase transcription in iridial melanocytes

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 618-622

  Stjernschantz, Johan ^a   Ocklind, Anette ^b   Wentzel, Parri ^a   Lake, Staffan ^c   Hu, Dan Ning ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GE Healthcare Bio Sciences AB   (Sweden)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Gene transcription; Iridial melanocytes; Latanoprost; Xalatan(R) tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; GLUTAMINE; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; KETAMINE; LATANOPROST; MELANIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PLASMID DNA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROTEINASE K; RADIOISOTOPE; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IRIS DISEASE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MONKEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PIGMENT DISORDER; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RNA ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033665864     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078006618.x     Document Type: Article

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