Melanogenic Response of the Kupffer Cells of Rana Esculenta L. to Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-134

  Guida, Gabriella ^a   Zanna, Paola ^a   Gallone, Anna ^b   Argenzio, Elisabetta ^a   Cicero, Rosa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibian Kupffer cells; Melanocyte stimulating hormone; Melanogenesis; Tyrosinase gene

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; INTERMEDIN; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; MELANOCORTIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; INCUBATION TIME; KUPFFER CELL; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 1842473608     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0749.2003.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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