Review: Melanocyte migration and survival controlled by SCF/c-kit expression

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-5

  Kunisada, Takahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

c kit; Melanocyte; Membrane bound; SCF; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; CELL MOTION; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO; MELANOCYTE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SKIN; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MELANOCYTES; MICE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; SKIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELLS;

EID: 29244482591     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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