The pigmentary system : physiology and pathophysiology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nordlund, James J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Wiley Online Library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A history of the science of pigmentation / Sidney N. Klaus
  • Comparative anatomy and physiology of pigment cells in nonmammalian tissues / Joseph T. Bagnara & Jiro Matsumoto
  • General biology of mammalian pigmentation / Walter C. Quevedo Jr. & Thomas J. Holstein
  • Extracutaneous melanocytes / Raymond E. Boissy & Thomas J. Hornyak
  • Regulation of melanoblast migration and differentiation / David M. Parichy, Mark V. Reedy, & Carol A. Erickson
  • Melanoblast development and associated disorders / Richard A. Spritz
  • Biogenesis of melanosomes / Raymond E. Boissy, Marjan Huizing, & William A. Gahl
  • Melanosome trafficking and transfer / Glynis A. Scott
  • Melanosome processing in keratinocytes / H. Randolph Byers
  • The regulation of melanin formation / Vincent J. Hearing
  • The tyrosinase gene family / William S. Oetting & Vijayasaradhi Setaluri
  • Molecular regulation of melanin formation: melanosome transporter proteins / Murray H. Brilliant
  • Transcriptional regulation of melanocyte function / Kazuhisa Takeda & Shigeki Shibahara
  • Enzymology of melanin formation / Francisco Solano & José C. García-Borrón
  • Chemistry of melanins / Shosuke Ito & Kazumasa Wakamatsu
  • The physical properties of melanins / Tadeusz Sarna & Harold A. Swartz
  • Photobiology of melanins / Antony R. Young
  • Toxicological aspects of melanin and melanogenesis / Edward J. Land, Christopher A. Ramsden & Patrick A. Riley
  • Regulation of pigment type switching by agouti, melanocortin signaling, attractin, and mahoganoid / Gregory S. Barsh
  • Human pigmentation: its regulation by ultraviolet light and by endocrine, paracrine and autocrine factors / Zalfa Abdel-Malek & Ana Luisa Kadekaro
  • Paracrine interactions of melanocytes in pigmentary disorders / Genji Imokawa
  • Growth factor receptors and signal transduction regulating the proliferation and differentiation of melanocytes / Ruth Halaban & Gisela Moellmann
  • Aging and senescence of melanocytes / Debdutta Bandyopadhyay & Estela E. Medrano
  • The genetics of melanoma / Vanessa C. Gray-Schopfer & Dorothy C. Bennett
  • The transformed phenotype of melanocytes / Dong Fang & Meenhard Herlyn.
  • A more precise lexicon for pigmentation, pigmentary disorders, and "chromatic" abnormalities / James J. Nordlund ... [et al.]
  • The normal color of human skin / James J. Nordlund & Jean-Paul Ortonne
  • Mechanisms that cause abnormal skin color / Jean-Paul Ortonne & James J. Nordlund
  • Genetic hypomelanoses: disorders characterized by congenital white spotting-piebaldism, Waardenburg syndrome, and related genetic disorders of melanocyte development-clinical aspects / Richard A. Spritz
  • Genetic hypomelanoses: acquired depigmentation
  • Genetic hypomelanoses: generalized hypopigmentation
  • Genetic hypomelanoses: localized hypopigmentation
  • Genetic hypomelanoses: disorders characterized by hypopigmentation of hair
  • Metabolic, nutritional and endocrine disorders
  • Chemical, pharmacologic and physical agents causing hypomelanoses
  • Infectious hypomelanoses / Jean-Philippe Lacour-- Inflammatory hypomelanoses / Jean-Philippe Lacour
  • Hypomelanoses associated with melanocytic neoplasia / Lieve Brochez, Barbara Boone, & Jean-Marie Naeyaert
  • Miscellaneous hypomelanoses: depigmentation
  • Miscellaneous hypomelanoses: hypopigmentation
  • Miscellaneous hypomelanoses: extracutaneous loss of pigmentation
  • Hypochromia without hypomelanosis / Jean-Philippe Lacour.
  • Genetic epidermal syndromes: disorders characterized by generalized hyperpigmentation
  • Genetic epidermal syndromes: disorders characterized by reticulated hyperpigmentation
  • Genetic epidermal syndromes with Café-au-Lait macules
  • Genetic epidermal pigmentation with lentigines
  • Genetic epidermal syndromes: localized hyperpigmentation
  • Genetic epidermal syndromes: disorders of aging
  • Congenital epidermal hypermelanoses
  • Acquired epidermal hypermelanoses
  • Hypermelanosis associated with gastrointestinal disorders
  • Acquired and congenital dermal hypermelanosis
  • Mixed epidermal and dermal hypermelanoses and hyperchromias
  • Drug-induced or -related pigmentation
  • The melanocyte system of the nails and its disorders
  • Pigmentary abnormalities and discolorations of the mucous membranes / John C. Maize, Jr. & John C. Maize, Sr.
  • Common benign neoplasms of melanocytes
  • Rare benign neoplasms of melanocytes
  • Topical treatment of pigmentary disorders / Rebat M. Halder & James J. Nordlund
  • Chemophototherapy of pigmentary disorders / Rebat M. Halder & James J. Nordlund
  • UVB therapy for pigmentary disorders / Thierry Passeron & Jean-Paul Ortonne
  • Sunscreens and cosmetics / James J. Nordlund & Rebat M. Halder
  • Surgical treatments of pigmentary disorders / Rebat M. Halder & James J. Nordlund
  • Laser treatment of pigmentary disorders / Rebat M. Halder, Lori M. Hobbs, & James J. Nordlund.