DNA-cytophotometry of benign compound and intradermal naevi, Spitz epitheloid naevi and malignant melanomas

Immunoreactivity of α-melanocyte-stimula

Immunoreactivity of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone and β-endorphin in cutaneous malignant melanoma and benign melanocytic naevi

✍ Nagahama; Funasaka; Fernandez-Frez; Ohashi; Chakraborty; Ueda; Ichihashi 📂 Article 📅 1998 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 524 KB

Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) has been reported to enhance the experimental metastatic behaviour of melanoma cells in the mouse model. alpha-MSH production and MSH receptor (melanocortin 1 receptor gene) expression have been detected in cultured normal human melanocytes and metastasized melan