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Recent advances in understanding the molecular basis of melanogenesis in melanocytes

Melanin pigments are responsible for human skin and hair color, and they protect the body from harmful ultraviolet light. The black and brown melanin pigments are synthesized in specialized lysosome-related organelles called melanosomes in melanocytes. Mature melanosomes are transported within melan...

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Autores principales: Ohbayashi, Norihiko, Fukuda, Mitsunori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32595944
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24625.1