- of
catechol melanin.
Despite this many
plants contain compounds which inhibit the
production of
melanins. It is now
understood that
melanins do not have...
-
Melanin theory is a set of
pseudoscientific claims made by some
proponents of Afrocentrism,
which holds that
black people,
including ancient Egyptians...
- and
adrenal gland.[citation needed]
Melanins are
produced in
organelles called melanosomes. The
production of
melanins is
called melanogenesis. Melanosomes...
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Hyperpigmentation is the
darkening of an area of skin or
nails caused by
increased melanin.
Hyperpigmentation can be
caused by sun damage, inflammation, or other...
- however, both
types of
melanin are
found in most species. In birds,
albinism has been
defined as "a
total lack of both
melanins in feathers, eyes and skin...
- or heat
radiation would have a
similar effect on
living fungal cells.
Melanins are an
ancient family of dark-colored,
naturally occurring pigments with...
-
Khoudia Diop, also
known as the
Melanin Goddess, (born 31
December 1996) is a
Senegalese fashion model and actress.
Khoudia Diop was
teased as a child...
- is due to
variable amounts of
eumelanin (brown/black
melanins) and
pheomelanin (red/yellow
melanins)
produced by melanocytes. More of the
former is found...
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Melanin-concentrating
hormone (MCH), also
known as pro-
melanin stimulating hormone (PMCH), is a
cyclic 19-amino acid
orexigenic hypothalamic peptide originally...
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Melanocytes are
melanin-producing
neural crest-derived
cells located in the
bottom layer (the
stratum basale) of the skin's epidermis, the
middle layer...
