Validation of methods for isolation and culture of alpaca melanocytes: A novel tool for in vitro studies of mechanisms controlling coat color

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 430-436

  Bai, Rui ^a   Sen, Aritro ^b   Yu, Zhihui ^a   Yang, Gang ^a   Wang, Haidong ^a   Fan, Ruiwen ^a   Lv, Lihua ^a   Lee, Kyung Bon ^b   Smith, George W ^a,b   Dong, Changsheng ^a  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone; Coat color; Melanocortin 1 receptor; Melanocyte; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 77953016868     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.90465     Document Type: Article

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