Effect of simultaneous administration of vitamin C, L-cysteine and vitamin e on the melanogenesis

BioFactors

Volumn 21, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 415-418

  Fujiwara, Yoko ^a   Sahashi, Yumiko ^a   Aritro, Mitsumi ^a   Hasegawa, Satoko ^a   Akimoto, Koji ^b   Ninomiya, Shinji ^b   Sakaguchi, Yasue ^c   Seyama, Yousuke ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED   (Japan)

^c Fuji Biomedix Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Cystein; Melanin; Tocopherol; Tyrosinase; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CYSTEINE; DOPA; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INCUBATION TIME; LUMINANCE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA B16; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MELANOMA; GUINEA PIG; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CAVIA;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYSTEINE; GUINEA PIGS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 16444380072     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.552210182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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