title: Tradition of basic and applied pigment cell research in Marseilles.
abstract: Melanogenesis, thyroid hormones and catecholamines synthesis share the same amino acid, free L-tyrosine for melanogenesis and catecholamines synthesis, L-tyrosine residues for thyroid hormones synthesis. The author describes basic and applied research on Melanogenesis and thyroid hormones metabolism in Biochemistry laboratory, School of Medicine, Marseilles since his arrival in 1962. He gives a short review of his participation in these two areas during his career in Marseilles, Yaoundé and Boston.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France. Robert.Aquaron@medecine.univ-mrs.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aquaron
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000201:enzymology; D016115:Albinism, Oculocutaneous / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000266:history; D001671:Biochemistry / Q000266:history*; D001900:Boston; D002163:Cameroon; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15 / Q000235:genetics; D005602:France; D018740:Genetic Heterogeneity; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008543:Melanins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000266:history; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase / Q000266:history / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D008543:Melanins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D014443:Tyrosine; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase