From tyrosine to melanin: Signaling pathways and factors regulating melanogenesis

Melanins are natural pigments of skin, hair and eyes and can be classified into two main types: brown to black eumelanin and yellow to reddish-brown pheomelanin. Biosynthesis of melanins takes place in melanosomes, which are specialized cytoplasmic organelles of melanocytes - dendritic cells located...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zuzanna Rzepka, Ewa Buszman, Artur Beberok, Dorota Wrześniok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2016-06-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
Subjects:
Online Access:http://phmd.pl/gicid/01.3001.0009.6848