The opioid growth factor, [Met5]-enkephalin, and the ζ (zeta) opioid receptor are present in human and mouse skin and tonically act to inhibit DNA synthesis in the epidermis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 490-497

  Zagon, Ian S ^a,b   Wu, Yan ^a   McLaughlin, Patricia J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Growth regulation

Indexed keywords

DNA; METENKEPHALIN; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; EPIDERMIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029872099     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12343712     Document Type: Article

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