Inhibition of melanogenesis by tyrosinase siRNA in human melanocytes

BMB Reports

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 178-183

  An, Sang Mi ^a   Koh, Jae Sook ^b   Boo, Yong Chool ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dermapro Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Melanin; Melanocytes; siRNA; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN; TYROSINASE-RELATED PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CELL SURVIVAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TYROSINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 67449106608     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2009.42.3.178     Document Type: Article

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