Melanin has a role in Ca2+ homeostasis in human melanocytes

No === We have examined whether melanin affects Ca2+ homeostasis in cultured normal human melanocytes. Intracellular Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+]i), were measured in four Caucasian and in three Negroid melanocyte cultures. Under resting conditions [Ca2+]i was around 100 nM in all cultures, but differ...

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Main Authors: Wood, John M., Hoogduijn, Martin J., Smit, N.P., Thody, Anthony J., Van Der Laarse, A., Van Nieuwpoort, A.F.
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4126