Thyroid Hormones Regulate Zebrafish Melanogenesis in a Gender-Specific Manner.

Zebrafish embryos are treated with anti-thyroidal compounds, such as phenylthiourea, to inhibit melanogenesis. However, the mechanism whereby the thyroidal system controls melanin synthesis has not been assessed in detail. In this work, we tested the effect of the administration of diets supplemente...

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Main Authors: Raúl Guillot, Borja Muriach, Ana Rocha, Josep Rotllant, Robert N Kelsh, José Miguel Cerdá-Reverter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5104317?pdf=render