Inhibition of melanogenesis in murine B16/F10 melanoma cells by Ligusticum sinensis Oliv

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 523-533

  Wu, Ching Yuan ^a   Pang, Jong Hwei S ^b   Huang, Sheng Teng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depigmentation; DOPA oxidase; Ligusticum sinensis Oliv; Melanin; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; DEPIGMENTING AGENT; LIGUSTICUM SINENSIS EXTRACT; MELANIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEPIGMENTATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INCUBATION TIME; LIGUSTICUM; LIGUSTICUM SINENSIS; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA B16; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; LIGUSTICUM; MELANINS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 33646676219     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06004053     Document Type: Article

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