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    Glossary Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone

    peptide hormone that regulates skin pigmentation by stimulating melanin production

    Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (α-MSH) is a peptide hormone produced in the pituitary gland that plays a crucial role in regulating skin pigmentation by stimulating the production of melanin in melanocytes. It also has anti-inflammatory properties and can influence appetite and energy homeostasis.

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    1. Improved cutaneous wound healing after intraperitoneal injection of alpha‐melanocyte‐stimulating hormone Experimental Dermatology · 2014 · 29 citations
    2. Non-pigmentary actions of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone--lessons from the cutaneous melanocortin system. PubMed · 2006 · 16 citations
    3. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) But Not Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (a-MSH) as a Mediator of Adrenalectomy Induced Hair Growth in Mink Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1998 · 16 citations
    4. 457 Impact of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on mitochondrial function in human dermal fibroblasts Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2025
    5. Is There a Rationale for the Use of an Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Analog to Improve Gray Hair Repigmentation? Skin Appendage Disorders · 2022
    6. Detection of Functionally Active Melanocortin Receptors and Evidence for an Immunoregulatory Activity of α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone in Human Dermal Papilla Cells Endocrinology · 2005 · 60 citations
    7. INTERACTION OF α-MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE, MELATONIN, CYCLIC AMP AND CYCLIC GMP IN THE CONTROL OF MELANOGENESIS IN HAIR FOLLICLE MELANOCYTES IN VITRO Journal of Endocrinology · 1981 · 53 citations
    8. EFFECTS OF α-MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE AND [8-ARGININE]-VASOTOCIN UPON MELANOGENESIS IN HAIR FOLLICLE MELANOCYTES IN VITRO Journal of Endocrinology · 1981 · 12 citations
    9. Immunology of the Human Nail Apparatus: The Nail Matrix Is a Site of Relative Immune Privilege Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005 · 139 citations
    10. NON-PSORALEN TREATMENT OF VITILIGO. PART II. LESS COMMONLY USED AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPIES International Journal of Dermatology · 1992 · 19 citations
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