Melanocyte biology and melanogenesis: What's new?

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 15-26

  Ortonne, J P ^a   Ballotti, R ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Melanocytes; Melanogenesis; Photocarcinogenesis; Photoprotection; Signal transduction; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; MELANIN; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PHENYLALANINE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE C; RETINOIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AGING; CELL TRANSFER; DRUG TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOSOME; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUN EXPOSURE; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

EID: 0033932625     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630050517621     Document Type: Review

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