beta-Endorphin as a regulator of human hair follicle melanocyte biology.

No === The pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides, -melanocyte-stimulating hormone, and adrenocorticotropic hormone, are important mediators of human skin pigmentation via action at the melanocortin-1 receptor. Recent data suggests that such a regulatory role also exists for the endogenous opi...

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Main Authors: Kauser, Sobia, Thody, Anthony J., Schallreuter, Karin U., Tobin, Desmond J., Gummer, C.L.
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3606