Open AccessAssessment of melanogenesis in a pigmented human tissue-cultured skin equivalent
Author(s) -
Nadja Zöller,
Matthias Hofmann,
Manuel Butting,
Igor Hrgović,
Jürgen BereiterHahn,
August Bernd,
Roland Kaufmann,
Stefan Kippenberger,
Eva Maria Valesky
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_410_17
Subject(s) - kojic acid , hyperpigmentation , skin equivalent , dermis , vitiligo , human skin , melanin , medicine , melanocyte , equivalent , epidermis (zoology) , dermatology , tyrosinase , pathology , melanoma , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , cancer research , anatomy , endocrinology , keratinocyte , in vitro , enzyme , genetics
Organotypic tissue-cultured skin equivalents are used for a broad range of applications either as possible substitute for animal tests or for transplantation in patient-centered care.