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Inverse relationship between melanogenesis and endogenous hydroquinone

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Inhibition or stimulation of melanogenesis have been found to occur as a result of the alteration of hydroquinone levels in the body. Substances which stimulate melanogenesis are found to lower the level of hydroquinone in amphibia, and evidence for the relationship is also given by mammalian experiments.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 700009, Calcutta, India

    C. Chakraborty, A. Chatterjee, A. K. Chakraborty & D. P. Chakraborty

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Acknowledgments. The authors wish to thank Dr S. C. Bhattacharyya and Dr A. K. Barua, Bose Institute, for their interest in the work. The work was partly supported by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.

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Chakraborty, C., Chatterjee, A., Chakraborty, A.K. et al. Inverse relationship between melanogenesis and endogenous hydroquinone. Experientia 40, 829–830 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951975

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