The role of melanocortins in skin homeostasis

Hormone Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 287-293

  Böhm, Markus ^a   Luger, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone; Melanocortin receptors; Melanocortins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN; GAMMA INTERMEDIN; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

CELL TYPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; EXOCRINE GLAND; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HAIR GROWTH; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0034583409     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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