Melanocytes and their diseases

Human melanocytes are distributed not only in the epidermis and in hair follicles but also in mucosa, cochlea (ear), iris (eye), and mesencephalon (brain) among other tissues. Melanocytes, which are derived from the neural crest, are unique in that they produce eu-/pheo-melanin pigments in unique me...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine 2014-05, Vol.4 (5), p.a017046-a017046
Hauptverfasser:	Yamaguchi, Yuji, Hearing, Vincent J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cellular Senescence - physiology Humans Melanins - biosynthesis Melanocytes - metabolism Melanocytes - pathology Melanocytes - physiology Melanosomes - physiology Pigmentation Disorders - pathology Pigmentation Disorders - physiopathology Stem Cells - physiology
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