Research Letters in Physical Chemistry
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 210616, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/210616
Research Letter

Pigment Melanin Scavenges Nitric Oxide In Vitro: Possible Relevance to Keloid Formation

Julian M. Menter,1,2 Danita Eatman,3 Mohamed Bayorh,3 Ahmad M. Dawaghreh,4 and Isaac Willis2

1Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310-1495, USA
2Department of Internal Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310-1495, USA
3Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310-1495, USA
4Clinical Research Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310-1495, USA

Received 9 May 2008; Accepted 2 August 2008

Academic Editor: Werner Nau

Copyright © 2008 Julian M. Menter et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite this Article

Julian M. Menter, Danita Eatman, Mohamed Bayorh, Ahmad M. Dawaghreh, and Isaac Willis, “Pigment Melanin Scavenges Nitric Oxide In Vitro: Possible Relevance to Keloid Formation,” Research Letters in Physical Chemistry, vol. 2008, Article ID 210616, 4 pages, 2008. doi:10.1155/2008/210616