Review: Ligands for receptor tyrosine kinases expressed in the skin as environmental factors for melanocyte development

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-9

  Kunisada, Takahiro ^a   Yamazaki, Hidetoshi ^b   Hayashi, Shin Ichi ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

c Kit; Hepatocyte growth factor; Melanocytes; Receptor tyrosine kinase; Skin; Steel factor

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 3; LIGAND; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASES; SCATTER FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL; CELL AGING; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN;

ANIMAL; CELL AGING; ENDOTHELIN-3; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMAN; LIGANDS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; STEM CELL FACTOR;

EID: 0035513441     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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