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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… Expand
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2018
Review
2018
Schwann cell precursor: a neural crest cell in disguise?
Schwann cell precursors (SCPs) are multipotent embryonic progenitors covering all developing peripheral nerves. These nerves grow… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Melanoma treatment in review
Melanoma represents the most aggressive and the deadliest form of skin cancer. Current therapeutic approaches include surgical… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Neurocristopathies: New insights 150 years after the neural crest discovery.
The neural crest (NC) is a transient, multipotent and migratory cell population that generates an astonishingly diverse array of… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Review of applications of microneedling in dermatology
Microneedling (MN) is a novel therapeutic modality in dermatology. Through physical trauma from needle penetration, MN induces a… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Oncogenic Braf induces melanocyte senescence and melanoma in mice.
We show here that inducible expression of Braf(V600E) off the endogenous Braf gene in mouse melanocytes stimulates skin… Expand
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Melanocyte biology and skin pigmentation
Melanocytes are phenotypically prominent but histologically inconspicuous skin cells. They are responsible for the pigmentation… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Mechanisms of Hair Graying: Incomplete Melanocyte Stem Cell Maintenance in the Niche
Hair graying is the most obvious sign of aging in humans, yet its mechanism is largely unknown. Here, we used melanocyte-tagged… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Dominant role of the niche in melanocyte stem-cell fate determination
Stem cells—which have the capacity to self-renew and generate differentiated progeny—are thought to be maintained in a specific… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Bcl2 Regulation by the Melanocyte Master Regulator Mitf Modulates Lineage Survival and Melanoma Cell Viability
Kit/SCF signaling and Mitf-dependent transcription are both essential for melanocyte development and pigmentation. To identify… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Agouti protein is an antagonist of the melanocyte-stimulating-hormone receptor
THE genetic loci agouti and extension control the relative amounts of eumelanin (brown–black) and phaeomelanin (yellow–red… Expand
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