Stimulation of melanogenesis by glycyrrhizin in B16 melanoma cells

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 131-135

  Jung, Gi Dong ^a   Yang, Jeong Yeh ^b   Song, Eun Sup ^a   Park, Jin Woo ^b  

^a Presbyterian Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glycyrrhizin; Melanogenesis; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; MELANIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SAPONIN; TRITERPENOID; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; MURINAE;

EID: 0035975537     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.2001.23     Document Type: Article

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