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melanocyte

Known as: Melanocytes 
Mammalian pigment cells that produce MELANINS, pigments found mainly in the EPIDERMIS, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called… 
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1986
1986
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone and the regulation of tyrosinase activity in hair follicular melanocytes of the mouse.
Skin tyrosinase activity increases during hair growth in C3H-HeAvy mice and reaches higher levels in young (30- to 35-day-old… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
In situ analysis of antigens on malignant and benign cells of the melanocyte lineage. Differential expression of two surface molecules, gp75 and p89
Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) were selected for differential binding to sections of freshly frozen biopsy material of human… 
1981
1981
Immunoelectron microscopic localization of tyrosinase in the mouse melanocyte.
In the melanocyte, tyrosinase is known as the dey enzyme for melanin formation. Purified tyrosinase protein was prepared that was… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Two-stage tumorigenesis of dermal melanocytes in the back skin of the Syrian golden hamster using systemic initiation with 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene and topical promotion with 12-O…
Abstract Tumor formation in terms of a two-stage mechanism after initiation with 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) and… 
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1973
Highly Cited
1973
Immunobiology of melanoma. Gross and ultrastructural studies in a new melanoma model: the Sinclair swine.
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1973
1973
Induction of the stellate configuration in cultured iris epithelial cells by adenosine and compounds related to adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate.
Adenosine, dibutyryl cyclic AMP, monobutyryl cyclic AMP, cyclic AMP, and 5'-AMP have a remarkable morphogenetic effect on… 
1973
1973
Peroxidase, "protyrosinase," and the multiple forms of tyrosinase in mice.
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1973
1973
Ouabain-induced seizures in rats: modification by melatonin and melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
The effects of melatonin and synthetic alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) on ouabain-induced seizures in experimental… 
1970
1970
STUDIES ON THE MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR OF MELANOCYTES IN GUINEA PIG SKIN
Pigment spread is the natural or experimentally procured (through grafting) progressive encroachment of pigmentation from black… 
Review
1954
Review
1954
Determination of melanocyte-stimulating hormone in urine and blood.
SINCE 1926, sporadic reports have appeared on the presence of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) in mammalian urine and…