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    Glossary Pigmentation

    natural coloring of tissues due to pigments like melanin

    Pigmentation refers to the natural coloring of an organism's tissues, primarily due to the presence of pigments like melanin in the skin, hair, and eyes. In humans, variations in pigmentation are responsible for different skin tones and hair colors, and changes in pigmentation can be indicative of certain medical conditions or genetic factors.

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    1. Hair Follicle Pigmentation 2005 · 450 citations
    2. Melanocyte stem cells: a melanocyte reservoir in hair follicles for hair and skin pigmentation Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research · 2011 · 240 citations
    3. Critical Stages of Hair Development and Pigmentation in the Mouse Physiological zoology · 1951 · 236 citations
    4. Hypertrichosis and Increased Pigmentation of Eyelashes and Adjacent Hair in the Region of the Ipsilateral Eyelids of Patients Treated with Unilateral Topical Latanoprost American Journal of Ophthalmology · 1997 · 216 citations
    5. Hair cycle and hair pigmentation: dynamic interactions and changes associated with aging Micron · 2003 · 152 citations
    6. Skin Pigmentation Types, Causes and Treatment—A Review Molecules · 2023 · 138 citations
    7. The cell biology of human hair follicle pigmentation Pigment cell & melanoma research · 2010 · 127 citations
    8. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study to assess the efficacy of a 24-week topical treatment by latanoprost 0.1% on hair growth and pigmentation in healthy volunteers with androgenetic alopecia Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2011 · 81 citations
    9. Aging of the hair follicle pigmentation system International journal of trichology · 2009 · 75 citations
    10. Regulatory mutations in TBX3 disrupt asymmetric hair pigmentation that underlies Dun camouflage color in horses Nature Genetics · 2015 · 73 citations
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