Change In Hair Color In Mice Induced By Injection Of Alpha-MSH

    December 1966 in “ Endocrinology
    Irving I. Geschwind
    Studysummary This study observed that injecting mice with α-MSH resulted in black hair regrowth in shaved and plucked areas, suggesting a potential link to the agent darkening hair in animals with a specific pituitary tumor.
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