α-MSH and the regulation of melanocyte function

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 885, Issue , 1999, Pages 217-229

  Thody, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN; MELANIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SCLEROPROTEIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL TYPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; MACROPHAGE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0032796447     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08679.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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