The Cutaneous Serotoninergic/Melatoninergic System: Securing a Place Under the Sun

January 2005 in “ The FASEB journal ”

Andrƶej Slominski, Jacobo Wortsman, Desmond J. Tobin

serotonin melatonin keratinocytes melanocytes fibroblasts serotonin receptors melatonin receptors oxidative stress cell proliferation cell differentiation hair growth cycles pigmentation melanoma serotoninergic system melatoninergic system skin cells skin receptors skin stress skin homeostasis

Studysummary This review discusses the cutaneous serotoninergic/melatoninergic system's potential role in skin function and resilience against environmental and internal stresses, but does not report new experimental findings.

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