Melanins and melanogenesis: From pigment cells to human health and technological applications

Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 520-544

  d'Ischia, Marco ^a   Wakamatsu, Kazumasa ^b   Cicoira, Fabio ^c   Di Mauro, Eduardo ^c   Garcia Borron, Josè Carlos ^d   Commo, Stephane ^e   Galván, Ismael ^f   Ghanem, Ghanem ^g   Kenzo, Koike ^h   Meredith, Paul ⁱ   Pezzella, Alessandro ^a   Santato, Clara ^c   Sarna, Tadeusz ^j   Simon, John D ^k   Zecca, Luigi ^l   Zucca, Fabio A ^l   Napolitano, Alessandra ^a   Ito, Shosuke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^e L'Oréal Research Center   (France)

^f DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^g JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^h KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^j JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^l CNR   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Antioxidants; Bioelectronics; Dermocosmetic applications; Extracutaneous melanins; Melanogenesis control; Melanosomes; Polydopamine

Indexed keywords

EUMELANIN; MELANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; COSMETIC;

AMPHIBIA; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIRD; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; EPIDERMIS CELL; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR; FISH; FUNGUS; HAIR COLOR; HYDRATION; ILLUMINATION; INSECT; KERATINOCYTE; LIGHT; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOSOME; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PIGMENT CELL; PLANT; QUANTUM YIELD; REVIEW; SKIN; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAIN; CEPHALOPOD; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRONICS; EYE COLOR; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HAIR; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAIN; CEPHALOPODA; COSMETICS; ELECTRONICS; EYE COLOR; FISHES; HAIR; HUMANS; INSECTS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOSOMES; PIGMENTATION; SKIN;

EID: 84939229330     PISSN: 17551471     EISSN: 1755148X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12393     Document Type: Review

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