Developmentally regulated expression of alpha-MSH and MC-1 receptor in C57BL/6 mouse skin suggests functions beyond pigmentation

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999 Oct 20:885:433-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08706.x.

Authors

V A Botchkarev¹, N V Botchkareva, A Slominski, B Roloff, T Luger, R Paus

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 10816682
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08706.x

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aging / physiology*
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
Hair / physiology*
Keratinocytes / metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Morphogenesis
Nerve Fibers / metabolism
Receptors, Corticotropin / genetics*
Receptors, Melanocortin
Skin / growth & development
Skin / innervation
Skin / metabolism*
alpha-MSH / genetics*

Substances

Receptors, Corticotropin
Receptors, Melanocortin
alpha-MSH