Melatonin and its metabolites accumulate in the human epidermis in vivo and inhibit proliferation and tyrosinase activity in epidermal melanocytes in vitro.

Kim, Tae-Kang

Melatonin and its metabolites accumulate in the human epidermis in vivo and inhibit proliferation and tyrosinase activity in epidermal melanocytes in vitro. [electronic resource] - Molecular and cellular endocrinology Mar 2015 - 1-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

1872-8057

10.1016/j.mce.2014.07.024 doi


5-Methoxytryptamine--metabolism
Adult
Black or African American
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cell Proliferation
Cells, Cultured
Epidermis--metabolism
Female
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Kynuramine--analogs & derivatives
Male
Melanocytes--cytology
Melanoma--metabolism
Melatonin--analogs & derivatives
Middle Aged
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases--metabolism
Sex Factors
Skin Neoplasms--metabolism
White People