UVA, pheomelanin and the carcinogenesis of melanoma

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2000, Pages 140-144

  Hill, Helene Z ^a   Hill, George J ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Melanin; Melanocytes; Sunlight; UV

Indexed keywords

EUMELANIN; MELANIN; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PHEOMELANIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOMA; MICE; MUTAGENS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0034564540     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.13.s8.25.x     Document Type: Article

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