Mitogen requirements of normal epidermal human melanocytes in a serum and tumor promoter free medium

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-33

  Abdel Naser, M B ^a,b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b 4 Awkaf Houses ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Growth factors; Normal human epidermal melanocytes

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; CALCIUM; CHOLERA TOXIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS EXTRACT; INSULIN; MITOGENIC AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY LABELING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LABELING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MELANOCYTE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN CELL; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; MELANOCYTES; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PITUITARY GLAND; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 0037280427     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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