Melanins and melanosomes : biosynthesis, biogenesis, physiological, and pathological functions / by Patrick A. Riley ; edited by Jan Borovansky.
Material type: TextPublication details: Weinheim : Chichester : Wiley-VCH ; John Wiley [distributor], ©2011.Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 407 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
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- 9783527636150
- 3527636153
- 612.01528 22
- QP671.M44 R55 2011
History of Melanosome Research / Jan Borovansky -- Classical and Nonclassical Melanocytes in Vertebrates / Sophie Colombo, Irina Berlin, Veronique Delmas, Lionel Larue -- Biological Chemistry of -Quinones / Patrick A Riley, Christopher A Ramsden, Edward J Land -- Biosynthesis of Melanins / Jose Carlos Garcia-Borron, M Concepcion Olivares Sanchez -- Inhibitors and Enhancers of Melanogenesis / Alain Taieb, Muriel Cario-Andre, Stefania Briganti, Mauro Picardo -- Structure of Melanins / Shosuke Ito, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Marco d'ischia, Alessandra Napolitano, Alessandro Pezzella -- Properties and Functions of Ocular Melanins and Melanosomes / Malgorzata Rozanowska -- Biological Role of Neuromelanin in the Human Brain and Its Importance in Parkinson's Disease / Kay L Double, Wakako Maruyama, Makoko Naoi, Manfred Gerlach, Peter Riederer -- Biogenesis of Melanosomes / Cedric Delevoye, Francesca Giordano, Michael S Marks, Graca Raposo -- Transport and Distribution of Melanosomes / Mireille Van Gele, Jo Lambert -- Genetics of Melanosome Structure and Function / Vincent J Hearing -- Physiological and Pathological Functions of Melanosomes / Jan Borovansky, Patrick A Riley -- Dysplastic Nevi as Precursor Melanoma Lesions / Stanislav Pavel, Nico P M Smit, Karel Pizinger.
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