Research Note
Analysis of the effects of all-trans retinoic acid on human melanocytes and melanoblasts in vitro
Tamihiro Kawakami,
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Tamihiro Kawakami
Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Correspondence: Tamihiro Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-8511, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Akiko Ohgushi,
Akiko Ohgushi
Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Tomohisa Hirobe,
Tomohisa Hirobe
Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yoshinao Soma,
Yoshinao Soma
Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Tamihiro Kawakami,
Corresponding Author
Tamihiro Kawakami
Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Correspondence: Tamihiro Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-8511, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Akiko Ohgushi,
Akiko Ohgushi
Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Tomohisa Hirobe,
Tomohisa Hirobe
Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yoshinao Soma,
Yoshinao Soma
Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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First published: 04 January 2017
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