The Tyrosinase Gene Family

The Pigmentary System: Physiology and Pathophysiology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 213-229

  Oetting, William S ^a   Setaluri, Vijayasaradhi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopachrome tautomerase; Hydroxylation; Microphthalmia transcription factor; Oxidation; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889613368     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987100.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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