Inhibitory Effects of Plant Extracts on Tyrosinase Activity and Melanin Synthesis
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Park, Hyen-Joo
(College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University)
Park, Kwang-Kyun (College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) Hwang, Jae-Kwan (College of Engineering, Yonsei University) Chung, Won-Yoon (College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) Lee, Seung-Eun (Department of Herbal Crop Research, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science) Lee, Sang-Kook (College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) |
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