Adrenalectomy and coat color in deer mice.
Adrenalectomy in prairie deer mice is followed by a profound darkening of the fur which occurs with in 1 to 3 months. The phenomenon is most noticeable on the normally unpigmented ventral surfaces which turn dark gray or black. A possible mechanism for such hyperpigmentation would involve increased release of inelanocyte-stimulating hormones.
D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000502:physiology*
D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones