Echanisms of ultraviolet light-induced pigmentation

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-10

  Gilchrest, Barbara A ^a   Park, Hee Young ^a   Eller, Mark S ^a   Yaar, Mina ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOTON; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CELL COMMUNICATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; MELANINS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PHOTONS; PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84880143656     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb02988.x     Document Type: Review

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