Melanosynthesis, differentiation, and apoptosis in Kupffer cells from Rana esculenta

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 126-131

  Purrello, Michele ^a   Scalia, Marina ^a   Corsaro, Concetta ^a   Pietro, Cinzia D I ^a   Piro, Salvatore ^a   Sichel, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Differentiation; Dopa activity; Kupffer cells; Melanogenesis; Rana esculenta; RT PCR; SEM; TEM; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUMELANIN; FROG; KUPFFER CELL; MELANIN; MELANOPHORE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; KUPFFER CELLS; LUNG; MELANINS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MYOCARDIUM; RANA ESCULENTA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; MELANOPHORA; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 0035091105     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2001.140208.x     Document Type: Article

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