Optimization of the method for the culture of melanocyte precursors from hair follicles and their activation by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 967-972

  Wang, Daguang ^a   Xu, Xihui ^b   Ma, Huijun ^a   Yue, Xuezhuang ^a   Li, Chengrang ^a   Zhu, Wenyuan ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3; Activation; Culture; Melanocyte precursors

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; DOPACHROME TAUTOMERASE; MELANIN; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DENDRITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTE PRECURSOR; MELANOSOME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84883224836     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.1252     Document Type: Article

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