The self-similarity of the melanocortin system

Endocrinology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 529-531

  Peters, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; MELANIN; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIDERMIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAIR FOLLICLE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; STRESS;

ALPHA-MSH; MELANOCYTES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 12344310059     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-1475     Document Type: Short Survey

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