Differential expression of nitric oxide synthases in human scalp epidermal and hair follicle pigmentary units: Implications for regulation of melanogenesis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 301-309

  Sowden, H M ^a   Naseem, K M ^a   Tobin, Desmond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Melanocytes; Melanogenesis; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrotyrosine

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TRICHOHYALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SCALP;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHOSPHORYLATION; SCALP; TYROSINE;

EID: 24144433866     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06718.x     Document Type: Article

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