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melanocyte differentiation

Known as: melanocyte cell differentiation, melanophore differentiation 
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a melanocyte. [GOC:mah]
National Institutes of Health

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regulation of melanocyte differentiation

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2014
2014
Additive effect of heat on the UVB-induced tyrosinase activation and melanogenesis via ERK/p38/MITF pathway in human epidermal melanocytes
Heat is known as an environmental factor that causes significant skin pigmentation, but its effects on melanogenesis have been… 
2004
2004
A requirement for kit in embryonic zebrafish melanocyte differentiation is revealed by melanoblast delay
Exploring differences in gene requirements between species can allow us to delineate basic developmental mechanisms, provide… 
2004
2004
Environmental factors affecting neural crest differentiation: Melanocyte differentiation by crest cells exposed to cell-free (deoxycholate-extracted) dermal mesenchyme matrix
SummaryDeoxycholate-extracted, cell-free matrices were prepared from primary expiants or dispersed cell cultures of embryonic… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
The melanocyte differentiation pathway in spitz nevi.
The nature of Spitz nevi is poorly understood, and their distinction from malignant melanoma can be difficult. Although there is… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Control of melanocyte proliferation and differentiation in the mouse epidermis.
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone plays an important role in the regulation of melanocyte differentiation in the mouse epidermis by… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Melanocyte stimulating hormone induces the differentiation of mouse epidermal melanocytes in serum‐free culture
In serum‐free primary culture of dissociated mouse epidermal cells, α‐melanocyte stimulating hormone (α‐MSH) and dibutyryl cyclic… 
1991
1991
Pigment patterns in neural crest chimeras constructed from quail and guinea fowl embryos.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
A ventrally localized inhibitor of melanization in Xenopus laevis skin.
1985
1985
The serologic response of patients with stage II melanoma to allogeneic melanoma cell vaccines
Seventeen patients with Stage II malignant melanoma were treated with vaccines prepared from three allogeneic melanoma cell lines… 
1977
1977
Grafting analysis of the periodic albino mutant of Xenopus laevis.
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