Sensing the environment: Regulation of local and global homeostasis by the skin's neuroendocrine system

skin-neuroendocrine · Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, 212, 1–115 · 2012

Slominski (2012) proved that your skin is basically a 'mini-brain' capable of producing its own stress hormones without asking your head first.

Authors

Slominski, A. T., Zmijewski, M. A., Skobowiat, C., et al.

Research lens

Slominski (2012) proved that your skin is basically a 'mini-brain' capable of producing its own stress hormones without asking your head first.

  • skin-neuroendocrine
  • hpa-axis
  • cortisol