Thymidine labelling of epidermal melanocytes in UV-irradiated skin.
By using autoradiography and a technique of repeated 3H-thymidine injections, it was found that there is a normal turnover of epidermal melanocytes in C57BL mice, and that the numerical increase in the population of active melanocytes following repeated UV irradiation is essentially the result of cell division.
D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008938:Mitosis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011830:Radiation Effects; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013936:Thymidine; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D013936:Thymidine