A neuroendocrinological perspective on human hair follicle pigmentation

Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-106

  Paus, Ralf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACTH; Alpha MSH; CRH; Greying; Melanin; Melanocyte stem cell

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; AUTOANTIGEN; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; MELATONIN; NEUROHORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROTIRELIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STEM CELL;

AUTOANTIGENS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; ORGANOGENESIS; PIGMENTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 78651429942     PISSN: 17551471     EISSN: 1755148X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2010.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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