Hair Coloration by Gene Regulation: Fact or Fiction?

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 707-711

  Matamá, Teresa ^a   Gomes, Andreia C ^a   Cavaco Paulo, Artur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hair follicle ageing; Hair follicle delivery; Hair pigmentation

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

HAIR FOLLICLES; HAIR PIGMENTATION; ROBUST DELIVERY; SMALL RNA; TARGET GENES;

GENES;

GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HAIR COLOR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS;

PIGMENT;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84947931610     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.10.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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