Melanocyte Stimulation

Melanocyte Stimulation is a biological process in which melanocytes are induced to increase melanin production and proliferative activity, specifically through the activation mechanisms initiated by psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation in photochemotherapy.

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Psoralen Plus Ultraviolet A Therapy

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511

Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) in skin: stimulating, healing, restoring.

Pinar Avci, Asheesh Gupta, Magesh Sadasivam et al. · PubMed · 2013 · 663 citations

Medicine, Cell Biology, Dermatology +17

4-Norleucine, 7-D-phenylalanine-alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a highly potent alpha-melanotropin with ultralong biological activity.

Tomi K. Sawyer, Pauline J. Sanfilippo, Victor J. Hruby et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1980 · 578 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Endocrinology +17

Basic fibroblast growth factor from human keratinocytes is a natural mitogen for melanocytes.

Ruth Halaban, Robert C. Langdon, Nicholas Birchall et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1988 · 492 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Dermatology +15

Endothelins secreted from human keratinocytes are intrinsic mitogens for human melanocytes.

Genji Imokawa, Yukihiro Yada, Makoto Miyagishi · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1992 · 382 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Dermatology +13

Mitogenic and melanogenic stimulation of normal human melanocytes by melanotropic peptides.

Zalfa Abdel‐Malek, Viki B. Swope, Itaru Suzuki et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1995 · 378 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +13

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Mac E. Hadley
University of Arizona, United States
23 publications · 1.5K citations
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Victor J. Hruby
University of Arizona, United States
15 publications · 1.3K citations
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Yasushi Tomita
Nagoya University, Japan
11 publications · 700 citations
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Genji Imokawa
Kao Corporation (Japan), Japan
11 publications · 1.4K citations
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John M. Pawelek
Yale University, United States
10 publications · 771 citations
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Journal of Investigative Dermatology
JID · 38 publications · 2.4K citations
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PubMed
Repository · 31 publications · 2.3K citations
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Pigment Cell Research
28 publications · 1.3K citations
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Journal of Cellular Physiology
15 publications · 1.2K citations
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
BBRC · 13 publications · 720 citations
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