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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Daiki Murase, Mason, OH (US);
Akira Hachiya, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/68 (2013.01); G01N 33/5044 (2013.01);
Abstract
Use of autophagic activity in regulation of the amount of melanin in a keratinocyte, the control of skin or hair color, or selection of an agent for regulating the amount of melanin in a keratinocyte or an agent for controlling skin or hair color.