Endogenous expression of TRPV1 channel in cultured human melanocytes

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-130

  Choi, Tae Young ^a   Park, Sang Young ^b   Jo, Ji Yoon ^a   Kang, Gun ^a   Park, Jin Bong ^a   Kim, Jin Gu ^b   Hong, Seong Geun ^c   Kim, Chang Deok ^a   Lee, Jeung Hoon ^a   Yoon, Tae Jin ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cultured human melanocyte; Melanogenesis; TRPV1

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN KINASE C; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONGENITAL NEVUS; CYTOSOL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VITILIGO; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CALCIUM; CAPSAICIN; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TRPV CATION CHANNELS;

EID: 70349983349     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.07.002     Document Type: Letter

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