Methimazole is an inhibitor of melanin synthesis in cultured B16 melanocytes [7]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1338-1341

  Kasraee, Behrooz ^a,b   Hügin, Ambros ^a   Tran, Christian ^a   Sorg, Olivier ^a   Saurat, Jean Hilaire ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; HYDROQUINONE; KOJIC ACID; MELANIN; THIAMAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPIGMENTATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; LETTER; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA B16; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION;

EID: 2442488522     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22509.x     Document Type: Letter

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