Kit+ melanocytes seem to contribute to melanocyte proliferation after UV exposure as precursor cells

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 920-925

  Kawaguchi, Yoshiharu ^a   Mori, Naoyoshi ^a,b   Nakayama, Atsuo ^a,b  

^a Nagoya University   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Melanogenesis; Mitf; SCF; Skin

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PROTEIN KIT; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; STEM CELL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0034992352     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.01370.x     Document Type: Article

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