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    Glossary Melanin

    natural pigment determining skin, hair, and eye color

    Melanin is a natural pigment found in most organisms, responsible for the color of skin, hair, and eyes. It is produced by cells called melanocytes and provides protection against ultraviolet (UV) radiation by absorbing and dissipating sunlight.

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    1. Melanin Pigmentary Disorders: Treatment Update Dermatologic Clinics · 2005 · 84 citations
    2. STIMULATING EFFECT OF ADRENALECTOMY ON HAIR GROWTH AND MELANIN DEPOSITION IN BLACK RATS FED DIETS ADEQUATE AND DEFICIENT IN THE FILTRATE FACTORS OF VITAMIN B<sup>1</sup> Endocrinology · 1943 · 34 citations
    3. THE EFFECTS OF THE SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL HORMONE OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX ON MELANIN DEPOSITION IN ADRENALECTOMIZED BLACK RATS FED DIETS ADEQUATE AND DEFICIENT IN THE FILTRATE FACTORS OF VITAMIN B<sup>1</sup> Endocrinology · 1945 · 27 citations
    4. [4-t-Butylphenyl]-N-(4-imidazol-1-yl phenyl)sulfonamide (ISCK03) inhibits SCF/c-kit signaling in 501mel human melanoma cells and abolishes melanin production in mice and brownish guinea pigs Biochemical Pharmacology · 2007 · 26 citations
    5. Microneedling dilates the follicular infundibulum and increases transfollicular absorption of liposomal sepia melanin Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2015 · 25 citations
    6. When the Circadian Clock Meets the Melanin Pigmentary System Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2015 · 18 citations
    7. Sex Identification of Feather Color in Geese and the Expression of Melanin in Embryonic Dorsal Skin Feather Follicles Animals · 2022 · 14 citations
    8. Circulating testosterone and feather-gene expression of receptors and metabolic enzymes in relation to melanin-based colouration in the barn owl General and comparative endocrinology · 2017 · 14 citations
    9. Carvone Decreases Melanin Content by Inhibiting Melanoma Cell Proliferation via the Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate (cAMP) Pathway Molecules · 2020 · 12 citations
    10. Extradermal melanin transfer? Lack of macroscopic spleen melanization in old C57BL/6 mice with de-synchronized hair cycle. Acta Biochimica Polonica · 2009 · 10 citations
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