Cellular and hormonal regulation of pigmentation in human ocular melanocytes

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 298-309

  Smith Thomas, Linda C ^a   Moustafa, Manar ^b   Dawson, Rebecca A ^c   Wagner, Mark ^a   Balafa, Chariklia ^a   Haycock, John W ^b   Krauss, Achim H P ^a   Woodward, David F ^a   Macneil, Sheila ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Choroidal; Epithelium; Fibroblasts; Iridial; Melanocyte; MSH

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034867922     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2001.140411.x     Document Type: Article

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