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Agouti alleles alter cysteine and glutathione concentrations in hair follicles and serum of mice (A y/a, A wJ/A wJ, and a/a).
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Mar 1996
Granholm D E, Reese R N, Granholm N H
Abstract excerpt
Ectopic overexpression of the agouti protein in the lethal yellow (A y/a) mouse causes a yellow coat as well as the lethal yellow syndrome. Presence of thiols like glutathione (GSH) or cysteine (Cys) may regulate the conversion of dopaquinone to phaeomelanin in hair follicle melanocytes. GSH also plays important roles in cellular health and maintenance. Cys and GSH were measured using high-performance liquid...
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