Induction of Microphthalmia Transcription Factor (Mitf) by Forskolin and Stimulation of Melanin Release in UISO-Mel-6 Cells

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-30

  Lekmine, Fatima ^a   Salti, George I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

differentiation; melanoma; Mitf; proliferation; tyrosinase related protein 1

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; FORSKOLIN; MELANIN; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TARGETING; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MELANOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; FORSKOLIN; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; MELANOMA; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 48949083326     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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