Melanogenesis inhibition by an oolong tea extract in B16 mouse melanoma cells and UV-induced skin pigmentation in brownish guinea pigs

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1879-1885

  Aoki, Yumi ^a   Tanigawa, Tomoko ^a   Abe, Hiroko ^a   Fujiwara, Yoko ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Melanin; Melanogenesis; Oolong tea; Polyphenol; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; RATS; SKIN;

MELANOGENESIS; OOLONG TEA; POLYPHENOLS; TYROSINASE;

PIGMENTS;

MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MELANOMA; GENETICS; GUINEA PIG; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TEA; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GUINEA PIGS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TEA; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CAVIA;

EID: 36248970056     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70099     Document Type: Article

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