Mechanisms of Suntanning (Hardcover)

Contents:
Introduction 1. Endotelins in Melanocyte Embryogenesis 2. Microphthalmia in Melanocyte Development 3. Biochemistry of Melanogenesis and its Regulation 4. The Agouti in the Control of Melanogenesis 5. The Chemistry of Melanins and Melanogenesis 6. Tyrosinase 7. SOX10 in Melanocyte Development and Function 8. Regulation of Microphthalmia 9. The Wnt Signalling Pathway 10. Molecular Mechanisms of cAMP-induced Melanogenesis 11. Cross-talk Between the cAMP and MAP Kinase Pathways in Melanocytes 12. The Protein Kinase C Pathway 13. Biology and Disorders of Melanosome Biogenesis 14. PAR-2 Pathway Regulates Pigmentation by Affecting Melanosome 15. Myosine 5 as a Key Player in Melanosome Transport 16. Genetic Approach of Melanosome Transport in Mouse Melanocytes 17. Rab 27 and the Transport of Melanosomes 18. UV and Apoptosis 19. Molecular Mechanisms of UV-induced Carcinogenesis 20. UV-induced Cell Signalling Pathway 21. Stress-actuated Protein Kinases in UV-induced Signalling Pathway 22. UV-induced Cytokines and Their Role in Melanogenesis 23. MSH and Other Melanocortin Peptides in the Control of Melanocytes 24. DNA Damage and Telomeres in Melanogenesis 25. UV in Melanomagenesis 26. Genotoxicity of UV and UVA 27. Is Melanin a Good Sunscreen? 28. Phototypes: Molecular Bases 29. In Vitro Systems to Study Melanogenesis and its Modulation 30. The Future of Screens