Plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and skin pigmentation in chronic renal failure.
- 22 March 1975
- Vol. 1 (5959) , 658-659
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5959.658
Abstract
Plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone (beta-MSH) concentrations were greatly increased in patients with chronic renal failure. There was no correlation between the severity of the renal failure or the degree of pigmentation and the plasma beta-MSH levels.Keywords
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