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Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells

Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells

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Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells

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Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Nature (London), 2020-01, Vol.577 (7792), p.676-681

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Empirical and anecdotal evidence has associated stress with accelerated hair greying (formation of unpigmented hairs)
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, but so far there has been little scientific validation of this link. Here we report that, in mice, acute stress leads to hair greying through the fast depletion of melanocyte stem cells. Using a combination of ad...

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Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2344230683

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2344230683

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/s41586-020-1935-3

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