Meanings
comparative more promelanogenic · superlative most promelanogenic
- Promoting the production of melanin.
Furthermore, the promelanogenic effect of DMPB was evident in an in vivo guinea pig model (Fig 6).
2015 November 5, “(E)-4-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)but-3-en-1-ol Enhances Melanogenesis through Increasing Upstream Stimulating Factor-1-Mediated Tyrosinase Expression”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI1 more example
We first investigated the possible involvement of promelanogenic growth factors released by mesenchymal cells in the hyperpigmentation of SL lesions.
2010 November, D. Kovacs, “Role of fibroblast‐derived growth factors in regulating hyperpigmentation of solar lentigo”, in British Journal of Dermatology, volume 163, number 5, page 1020
Origin
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