Cutaneous photobiology. The melanocyte vs. the sun: who will win the final round?

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Published in Pigment Cell Res on October 01, 2003

Authors

Ana Luisa Kadekaro1, Renny J Kavanagh, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Shosuke Ito, Michelle A Pipitone, Zalfa A Abdel-Malek

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0592, USA.

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