The dermal stem cell factor and c-kit are overexpressed in melasma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1094-1099

  Kang, H Y ^a   Hwang, J S ^b   Lee, J Y ^a   Ahn, J H ^a   Kim, J Y ^a   Lee, E S ^a   Kang, W H ^c  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

^c Q Skin Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

c kit; Dermis; Melasma; Stem cell factor

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLOASMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; FACE; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MELANOSIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 33646595672     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07179.x     Document Type: Article

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