Extradermal Melanin Transfer? Lack of Macroscopic Spleen Melanization in Old C57BL/6 Mice with De-Synchronized Hair Cycle

    June 2009 in “ Acta Biochimica Polonica ”
    Dominika Michalczyk, Małgorzata Popik, Aleksander Salwiński, Przemysław M. Płonka
    Studysummary This study found that splenic melanosis in C57BL/6 mice is associated with synchronized skin melanization during hair cycles, but decreases with age.
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