PhysiologyPigment Cell & Melanoma ResearchPeer-reviewed
Interplay of Light, Melatonin, and Circadian Genes in Skin Pigmentation Regulation
Gabriel E. Bertolesi, Nilakshi Debnath, Neda Heshami…·Sarah McFarlane
This study shows that melatonin, not light, primarily drives circadian regulation of melanin synthesis and melanophore proliferation in Xenopus laevis, with melatonin mimicking dark-phase gene expression.
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