Melanogenesis in dermal melanocytes of Japanese Silky chicken embryos

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 239-248

  Ortolani Machado, C F ^a   Freitas, P F ^b   Faraco, C D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE EVANGÉLICA DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embryo; Melanin; Melanogenesis; Melanosome; Silky chicken; TEM

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CELL MATURATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHICKEN; CYTOPLASM; DERMIS; EMBRYO; EPIDERMIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOSOME; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; SKIN CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 67649987037     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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