Keratinocyte-melanocyte interactions during melanosome transfer

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 236-242

  Seiberg, Miri ^a  

^a Skin Biology Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Keratinocyte; Melanocyte; Melanosome transfer; PAR 2; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034867495     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2001.140402.x     Document Type: Review

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