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Characterization of a ultraviolet B-induced corticotropin-releasing hormone-proopiomelanocortin system in human melanocytes.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Oct 2006
Zbytek Blazej, Wortsman Jacobo, Slominski Andrzej
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CRH, the main regulator of the systemic response to stress, is also expressed in the skin where it is incorporated into a local homolog of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. To investigate the mechanisms of the induction of the CRH-proopiomelanocortin (POMC) response in human melanocytes, w...
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