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

    December 1966 in “ Endocrinology
    Irving I. Geschwind
    TLDR Injecting α-MSH made mice's hair turn black.
    The study investigated the effect of α-MSH injections on hair color in mice of the black agouti C3H XAF1 hybrid cross. Mice were injected with 5 X 10^5 U α-MSH twice daily, and it was observed that hair regrowing in shaved and plucked areas during the injection period turned black. The findings were significant in understanding the role of α-MSH in hair darkening and its potential relationship with a circulating agent in animals with a transplantable pituitary tumor.
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