Regulation of melanogenesis: the role of cAMP and MITF

The article presents the melanogenesis pathway and the role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and microphthalmia transcription factor (MITF) in regulation of this process. Products of melanogenesis are eu- and/or pheomelanins synthesized in a multistage process of tyrosine oxidation and polym...

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Main Authors: Michał Otręba, Jakub Rok, Ewa Buszman, Dorota Wrześniok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2012-01-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
Subjects:
THI
Online Access:http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=979388