Adrenoceptors in normal and malignant human melanocytes

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 292, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 265-267

  Scarparo, Ana Cristina ^a   Visconti, Maria Aparecida ^a   De Oliveira, Alice Reis ^a   Castrucci, Ana Maria De Lauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptors; Catecholamines; Melanocytes; Melanoma

Indexed keywords

3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BENOXATHIAN; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; CYANOPINDOLOL I 125; IDAZOXAN; METOPROLOL; PRAZOSIN; RAUWOLSCINE; YOHIMBINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; IDAZOXAN; MELANOCYTES; METOPROLOL; OXATHIINS; PROPANOLAMINES; PROPRANOLOL; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0034064344     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050485     Document Type: Article

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