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    Glossary Pheomelanin

    pigment responsible for red and yellow hues in hair

    Pheomelanin is a type of melanin pigment found in human hair and skin that gives them a reddish or yellowish hue. It is one of the two main types of melanin, the other being eumelanin, which is darker. Pheomelanin is more prevalent in individuals with lighter skin and hair, and its presence can influence the overall color and tone of these features.

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    1. Influence of Depigmenting Chemical Agents on Hair and Skin Color in Yellow (Pheomelanic) and Black (Eumelanic) Mice Pigment Cell Research · 1990 · 7 citations
    2. Decreased benzothiazole-type pheomelanin in regrown brown hair in alopecia areata 2018 · 8 citations
    3. Human hair melanins: what we have learned and have not learned from mouse coat color pigmentation Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research · 2010 · 140 citations
    4. Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling controls hair pigmentation by means of cross-talk with the melanocortin receptor-1 pathway Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 70 citations
    5. Influence of Pigmentation on the Codeine Content of Hair Fibers in Guinea Pigs Journal of Forensic Sciences · 1997 · 53 citations
    6. Human skin color: Origin, variation and significance 1985 · 22 citations
    7. 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
    8. Piecing together the pigment-type switching puzzle Pigment cell & melanoma research · 2009 · 10 citations
    9. Sox2 in the dermal papilla regulates hair follicle pigmentation Cell reports · 2022 · 9 citations
    10. How different is human hair? A critical appraisal of the reported differences in global hair fibre characteristics and properties towards defining a more relevant framework for hair type classification International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2022 · 8 citations
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