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Melanocytes are melanin-producing
neural crest-derived
cells located in the
bottom layer (the
stratum basale) of the skin's epidermis, the
middle layer...
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neuropeptides consisting of α-
melanocyte-stimulating
hormone (α-MSH), β-
melanocyte-stimulating
hormone (β-MSH), and γ-
melanocyte-stimulating
hormone (γ-MSH)...
- α-
Melanocyte-stimulating
hormone (α-MSH) is an
endogenous peptide hormone and
neuropeptide of the
melanocortin family, with a
tridecapeptide structure...
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produced by skin
cells called melanocytes.
Variations in
genes that are part of the
immune system or part of
melanocytes have both been ****ociated with...
- β-
Melanocyte-stimulating
hormone (β-MSH) is an
endogenous peptide hormone and neuropeptide. It is a melanocortin, specifically, one of the
three types...
- of hair
follicles produce melanocytes, the
cells that
produce and
store pigment in hair and skin. The
death of the
melanocyte stem
cells causes the onset...
- melanin-forming
cells (
melanocytes) in
certain areas of the skin and hair. It is a rare
autosomal dominant disorder of
melanocyte development.: 867 Common...
- γ-
Melanocyte-stimulating
hormone (γ-MSH) is an
endogenous peptide hormone and neuropeptide. It is a melanocortin, specifically, one of the
three types...
- are
expressed in
melanocytes that
migrate to the skin
surface later in development. In bi-colored tortoises**** cats, the
melanocytes arrive relatively...
- of
which CREB is a
transcription factor. Alpha-
melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH), beta-
melanocyte stimulating hormone (β-MSH), and adrenocorticotropic...
