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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Language: | en |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3606 |