Melanin content of cultured human melanocytes and UV-induced cytotoxicity

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 106-113

  De Leeuw, Sandra M ^a   Smit, Nico P M ^a   Van Veldhoven, Monique ^a   Pennings, Ed M ^a   Pavel, Stan ^a   Simons, Johannes W I M ^b   Schothorst, Albert A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MGC   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Melanin; Photoprotection; Pyrimidine dimers; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SECRETION; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEASUREMENT; MELANOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN COLOR; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MICE; PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0035974925     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(01)00168-3     Document Type: Article

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