Increase of pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA prior to tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein 1, dopachrome tautomerase, Pmel-17/gp100, and P-protein mRNA in human skin after ultraviolet B irradiation

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-78

  Suzuki, Itaru ^a   Kato, Tomomi ^a   Motokawa, Tomonori ^a   Tomita, Yasushi ^a,b   Nakamura, Eriko ^a,b   Katagiri, Takayuki ^a  

^a POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Melanocyte; Pro opiomelanocortin; Tanning

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN; DOPACHROME TAUTOMERASE; GLYCINE CLEAVAGE SYSTEM; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 100; MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICROPHTHALMIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TISSUE LEVEL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0036151098     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.01647.x     Document Type: Article

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