- and hair, etc.
Pheomelanins (or phaeomelanins, from Gr**** φαιός phaios, "grey")
impart a
range of
yellowish to
reddish colors.
Pheomelanins are particularly...
- hair
follicles and
shafts due to two
types of melanin:
eumelanin and
pheomelanin. Generally, the more
melanin present, the
darker the hair. Its tone depends...
- and
expression of two pigments,
eumelanin (brown or
black pigment) and
pheomelanin (yellow to red pigment), in the fur and skin of the dog. The recognized...
-
levels of the dark
pigment eumelanin and
lower levels of the pale
pigment pheomelanin.
Brown hair is
common among po****tions in the
Western world, especially...
-
chemical pigments that
cause the
coloration of
auburn hair are
often pheomelanin with high
levels of eumelanin.[citation needed] "Auburn" can be used...
- type and
amount of melanin;
eumelanins for
brown and
black colours and
pheomelanin for a
range of
yellowish to
reddish colours,
giving mammals an earth...
-
strawberry blond.
Characterized by high
levels of the
reddish pigment pheomelanin and
relatively low
levels of the dark
pigment eumelanin, it is typically...
-
mixture of black-brown
eumelanin and red-yellow
pheomelanin.
Eumelanin is less
chemically stable than
pheomelanin and
breaks down
faster when oxidized. The...
-
mutations which reduce or
completely prevent the
synthesis of
eumelanin or
pheomelanin,
resulting in
reduced pigmentation. Type I
oculocutaneous albinism (OCA1a)...
-
eumelanin instead of
pheomelanin pigment.
Eumelanin is
typically black, but may
instead be brown, dark gray, or
light gray-brown.
Pheomelanin ranges in color...
