UV light phototransduction depolarizes human melanocytes

UV light phototransduction activates transient receptor potential A1 ion channels in human melanocytes

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ORAI1 Ca2+ Channels Control Endothelin-1-Induced Mitogenesis and Melanogenesis in Primary Human Melanocytes

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Functional expression of voltage-gated calcium channels in human melanoma

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UVA Phototransduction Drives Early Melanin Synthesis in Human Melanocytes

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A TRPA1-dependent mechanism for the pungent sensation of weak acids

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Transmembrane potential of GlyCl-expressing instructor cells induces a neoplastic-like conversion of melanocytes via a serotonergic pathway

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TRPM1 Forms Ion Channels Associated with Melanin Content in Melanocytes

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The Nociceptor Ion Channel TRPA1 Is Potentiated and Inactivated by Permeating Calcium Ions

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The location of heart melanocytes is specified and the level of pigmentation in the heart may correlate with coat color

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Timeline and distribution of melanocyte precursors in the mouse heart

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