Melanosomes are transferred from melanocytes to keratinocytes through the processes of packaging, release, uptake, and dispersion

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1222-1229

  Ando, Hideya ^a,b   Niki, Yoko ^b   Ito, Masaaki ^c   Akiyama, Kaoru ^d   Matsui, Mary S ^e   Yarosh, Daniel B ^e   Ichihashi, Masamitsu ^b,f  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Kobe Skin Research Institute   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Hanaichi Ultrastructure Research Institute   (Japan)

^e Estee Lauder Inc   (United States)

^f SAISEI MIRAI Clinic Kobe   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2;

ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; CYTOSOL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; MICROVILLUS; PIGMENT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 84858227203     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.413     Document Type: Article

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