Induction of melanogenesis in the epidermal melanoblasts of newborn mouse skin by MSH.
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The number of melanocytes positive to the dopa reaction in the epidermis was shown to increase after newborn mice were injected with alpha-MSH or DBc-AMP. The agents seemed to induce the initiation of melanogenesis in the pre-existing melanoblasts. Electron-microscopic observation also demonstrated that alpha-MSH induced not only maturation of melanosomes but also the formation of melanosomes.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of embryology and experimental morphology
دوره 37 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977