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Plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and skin pigmentation in chronic renal failure. |
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| Authors: | A G Smith S Shuster J S Comaish N A Plummer A J Thody F Alvarez-Ude D N Kerr |
| Abstract: | Plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone (beta-MSH) concentrations were greatly increased in patients with chronic renal failure. There was no correlation between the severity of the renal failure or the degree of pigmentation and the plasma beta-MSH levels. |
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