Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 919-920 , May 2006

Plasma β-endorphin levels in frequent and infrequent tanners before and after ultraviolet and non-ultraviolet stimuli

  • Mandeep Kaur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology
    • ,
  • Anthony Liguori, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Alan B. Fleischer Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology
    • ,
  • Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1071

References 

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  2. Feldman SR, Liguori A, Kucenic M, Rapp SR, Fleischer AB, Lang W, et al. Ultraviolet exposure is a reinforcing stimulus in frequent indoor tanners. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004;51:45–51
  3. Wintzen M, Yaar M, Burbach JP, Gilchrest BA. Proopiomelanocortin gene product regulation in keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol. 1996;106:673–678
  4. Wintzen M, Ostijn DM, Polderman MC, le Cessie S, Burbach JP, Vermeer BJ. Total body exposure to ultraviolet radiation does not influence plasma levels of immunoreactive beta-endorphin in man. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2001;17:256–260

 The Center for Dermatology Research is funded by a grant from Galderma Laboratories, LP.

PII: S0190-9622(06)00321-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.01.062

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 919-920 , May 2006

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