History of Melanosome Research / Jan Borovansky -- Classical and Nonclassical Melanocytes in Vertebrates / Sophie Colombo, Irina Berlin, Veronique Delmas, Lionel Larue -- Biological Chemistry of -Quinones / Patrick A Riley, Christopher A Ramsden, Edward J Land -- Biosynthesis of Melanins / Jose Carlos Garcia-Borron, M Concepcion Olivares Sanchez -- Inhibitors and Enhancers of Melanogenesis / Alain Taieb, Muriel Cario-Andre, Stefania Briganti, Mauro Picardo -- Structure of Melanins / Shosuke Ito, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Marco d'ischia, Alessandra Napolitano, Alessandro Pezzella -- Properties and Functions of Ocular Melanins and Melanosomes / Malgorzata Rozanowska -- Biological Role of Neuromelanin in the Human Brain and Its Importance in Parkinson's Disease / Kay L Double, Wakako Maruyama, Makoko Naoi, Manfred Gerlach, Peter Riederer -- Biogenesis of Melanosomes / Cedric Delevoye, Francesca Giordano, Michael S Marks, Graca Raposo -- Transport and Distribution of Melanosomes / Mireille Van Gele, Jo Lambert -- Genetics of Melanosome Structure and Function / Vincent J Hearing -- Physiological and Pathological Functions of Melanosomes / Jan Borovansky, Patrick A Riley -- Dysplastic Nevi as Precursor Melanoma Lesions / Stanislav Pavel, Nico P M Smit, Karel Pizinger.

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