Effect of increased intracellular melanin concentration on survival of human melanoma cells exposed to different wavelengths of UV radiation

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 883-889

  Kowalczuk, C ^a   Priestner, M ^a   Baller, C ^a   Pearson, A ^a   Cridland, N ^a   Saunders, R ^a   Wakamatsu, K ^a   Ito, S ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; MELANIN; PHOSPHOTYROSINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSIMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOMA; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR STEM CELL ASSAY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0034840390     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000110062521     Document Type: Article

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