Being in the red: A no-win situation with melanoma

Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-166

  Abdel Malek, Zalfa A ^a   Ito, Shosuke ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; BENZOTHIAZOLE; EUMELANIN; GLUTATHIONE; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; N [3 (5 CHLORO 1H PYRROLO[2,3 B]PYRIDINE 3 CARBONYL) 2,4 DIFLUOROPHENYL]PROPANESULFONAMIDE; PHEOMELANIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA DAMAGE; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EXCISION REPAIR; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA; MELANOSOME; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 84874385575     PISSN: 17551471     EISSN: 1755148X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12061     Document Type: Note

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