Original Article

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (1971) 57, 337–342; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12292565

IN VITRO EFFECTS OF STEROID HORMONES ON FROG MELANOPHORES

Peggy J Himes and Mac E Hadley

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721

Received 13 April 1971; Accepted 6 July 1971.

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