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Oral zinc sulphate causes murine hair hypopigmentation and is a potent inhibitor of eumelanogenesis in vivo by Plonka, P.M., Handjiski, B., Michalczyk, D., Popik, M., Paus, R.

“…Summary Background  C57BL/6 a/a mice have been widely used to study melanogenesis, including in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies. Zinc cations…”
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What are melanocytes really doing all day long...? by Plonka, P. M., Passeron, T., Brenner, M., Tobin, D. J., Shibahara, S., Thomas, A., Slominski, A., Kadekaro, A. L., Hershkovitz, D., Peters, E., Nordlund, J. J., Abdel-Malek, Z., Takeda, K., Paus, R., Ortonne, J. P., Hearing, V. J., Schallreuter, K. U.

“…:  Everyone knows and seems to agree that melanocytes are there to generate melanin – an intriguing, but underestimated multipurpose molecule that is capable…”
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What's the use of generating melanin? by Wood, J. M., Jimbow, K., Boissy, R. E., Slominski, A., Plonka, P. M., Slawinski, J., Wortsman, J., Tosk, J.

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What is the 'true' function of skin? by Chuong, C M, Nickoloff, B J, Elias, P M, Goldsmith, L A, Macher, E, Maderson, P A, Sundberg, J P, Tagami, H, Plonka, P M, Thestrup-Pederson, K, Bernard, B A, Schröder, J M, Dotto, P, Chang, C M, Williams, M L, Feingold, K R, King, L E, Kligman, A M, Rees, J L, Christophers, E

“…Conventional textbook wisdom portrays the skin as an organ that literally enwraps whatever each of us stands for as a more or less functional, individual…”
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Mycetozoal bloom in a hydroponic culture of garden cress ( Lepidium sativum L.) by Michalczyk, D., Drozdowicz, A., Pintscher, S., Plonka, P.M.

“…The role and importance of the true slime moulds (mycetozoans, Mycetozoa, formerly Myxomycetes) for agriculture and food industry are poorly documented, most…”
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Melanin synthesis in microorganisms--biotechnological and medical aspects by Plonka, Przemyslaw M, Grabacka, Maja

“…Melanins form a diverse group of pigments synthesized in living organisms in the course of hydroxylation and polymerization of organic compounds. Melanin…”
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How UV Light Touches the Brain and Endocrine System Through Skin, and Why by Slominski, Andrzej T, Zmijewski, Michal A, Plonka, Przemyslaw M, Szaflarski, Jerzy P, Paus, Ralf

“…Abstract The skin, a self-regulating protective barrier organ, is empowered with sensory and computing capabilities to counteract the environmental stressors…”
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Comparative Action Spectrum for Ultraviolet Light Killing of Mouse Melanocytes from Different Genetic Coat Color Backgrounds by Hill, Helene Z., Hill, George J., Cieszka, Krystyna, Plonka, Przemyslaw M., Mitchell, David L., Meyenhofer, Markus F., Xin, Patrick, Boissy, Raymond E.

“…ABSTRACT The photobiology of mouse melanocyte lines with different pigment genotypes was studied by measuring colony‐forming ability after irradiation. The…”
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Hair Follicle Pigmentation by Slominski, Andrzej, Wortsman, Jacobo, Plonka, Przemyslaw M., Schallreuter, Karin U., Paus, Ralf, Tobin, Desmond J.

“…Hair shaft melanin components (eu- or/and pheomelanin) are a long-lived record of precise interactions in the hair follicle pigmentary unit, e.g., between…”
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Preservation of Eumelanin Hair Pigmentation in Proopiomelanocortin-Deficient Mice on a Nonagouti (a/a) Genetic Background by Slominski, Andrzej, Plonka, Przemyslaw M, Pisarchik, Alexander, Smart, James L, Tolle, Virginie, Wortsman, Jacobo, Low, Malcolm J

“…The original strain of proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-deficient mice (Pomc−/−) was generated by homologous recombination in 129X1/SvJ (Aw/Aw)-derived embryonic…”
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Zinc as an ambivalent but potent modulator of murine hair growth in vivo- preliminary observations by Plonka, Przemyslaw M., Handjiski, Bori, Popik, Malgorzata, Michalczyk, Dominika, Paus, Ralf

“…:  Oral zinc (Zn2+) is often employed for treating hair loss, even in the absence of zinc deficiency, although its mechanisms of action and efficacy are still…”
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Inhibition of melanoma metastases by fenofibrate by GRABACKA, Maja, PLACHA, Wojciech, PLONKA, Przemyslaw M, PAJAK, Stanislawa, URBANSKA, Krystyna, LAIDLER, Piotr, SLOMINSKI, Andrzej

“…The effect of fenofibrate, a ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha, on the growth and metastatic potential of Bomirski hamster…”
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Splenic eumelanin differs from hair eumelanin in C57BL/6 mice by Plonka, Przemyslaw M, Michalczyk, Dominika, Popik, Malgorzata, Handjiski, Bori, Slominski, Andrzej, Paus, Ralf

“…The presence of melanin in spleens of black C57BL/6 mice has been known for long. Although its origin and biological functions are still obscure, the relation…”
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Transplantable melanomas in gerbils (meriones unguiculatus). II: melanogenesis by Plonka, Przemyslaw M., Slominski, Andrzej T., Pajak, Stanislawa, Urbanska, Krystyna

“…: We characterized the melanogenic apparatus in a family of transplantable gerbil melanomas (melanotic and amelanotic) using a combination of biophysical,…”
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What is the 'true' function of skin? Viewpoints. Commentaries by CHUONG, C. M, NICKOLOFF, B. J, BERNARD, B. A, SCHRÖDER, J. M, DOTTO, P, CHANG, C. H, WILLIAMS, M. L, FEINGOLD, K. R, KING, L. E, KLIGMAN, A. M, REES, J. L, CHRISTOPHERS, E, ELIAS, P. M, GOLDSMITH, L. A, MACHER, E, MADERSON, P. A, SUNDBERG, J. P, TAGAMI, H, PLONKA, P. M, THESTRUP-PEDERSEN, K

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Growth and pigmentation in genetically related Cloudman S91 melanoma cell lines treated with 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine and beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone by Cieszka, K A, Hill, H Z, Hill, G J, Plonka, P M

“…4 clonal sublines of Cloudman S91 melanoma cells, S91/mel, S91/I3, S91/6 and S91/amel, were evaluated for changes in growth, pigment content and plating…”
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Nitric oxide complexes in the interaction between primary and secondary tumor of L5178Y lymphoma by Szczygiel, Dariusz, Pawlus, Jolanta, Plonka, Przemyslaw M., Elas, Martyna, Szczygiel, Malgorzata, Plonka, Beata K., Lukiewicz, Stanislaw J.

“…Heme and non-heme Fe–NO complexes were observed in regard to the growth of primary and secondary solid tumors and ascites of murine L5178Y lymphoma. The…”
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X-band and S-band EPR detection of nitric oxide in murine endotoxaemia using spin trapping by ferro-di(N-(dithiocarboxy)sarcosine) by Plonka, Przemyslaw M, Wisniewska, Magdalena, Chlopicki, Stefan, Elas, Martyna, Rosen, Gerald M

“…Ammonium salt of N-(dithiocarboxy)sarcosine (DTCS) chelated to ferrous salt was tested as an NO-metric spin trap at room temperature for ex vivo measurement of…”
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