The cell biology of human hair follicle pigmentation

Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-88

  Tobin, Desmond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Canities; Hair graying; Melanin; Melanocytes; Melanogenesis

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

AGING; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMIS CELL; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SKIN; VITILIGO;

EID: 78651440407     PISSN: 17551471     EISSN: 1755148X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2010.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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