Neuro-immune-endocrine functions of the skin: an overview

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 930 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, Memphis, TN, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 930 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, Memphis, TN, USA and Department of Medicine, Center for Adult Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA, Tel.: +1 901 448 3741.

Reza Nejati et al. Expert Rev Dermatol. 2013.

. 2013;8(6):581-583.

doi: 10.1586/17469872.2013.856690.

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 930 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, Memphis, TN, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 930 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, Memphis, TN, USA and Department of Medicine, Center for Adult Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA, Tel.: +1 901 448 3741.

No abstract available

Keywords: CRH; HPA axis; HPT axis; POMC; cannabinoids; melatonin; opioids; serotonin; vitamin D.

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