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- Melanin abstract "Melanin /ˈmɛlənɪn/ (Greek: μέλας - melas, \"black, dark\") is a broad term for a group of natural pigments found in most organisms (arachnids are one of the few groups in which it has not been detected). Melanin is produced by the oxidation of the amino acid tyrosine, followed by polymerization. The pigment is produced in a specialized group of cells known as melanocytes.There are three basic types of melanin: eumelanin, pheomelanin, and neuromelanin. The most common is eumelanin, of which there are two types—brown eumelanin and black eumelanin. Pheomelanin is a cysteine-containing red polymer of benzothiazine units largely responsible for red hair, among other pigmentation. Neuromelanin is found in the brain, though its function remains obscure.In the skin, melanogenesis occurs after exposure to UV radiation, causing the skin to visibly tan. Melanin is an effective absorber of light; the pigment is able to dissipate over 99.9% of absorbed UV radiation. Because of this property, melanin is thought to protect skin cells from UVB radiation damage, reducing the risk of cancer. Furthermore, though exposure to UV radiation is associated with increased risk of malignant melanoma, a cancer of the melanocytes, studies have shown a lower incidence for skin cancer in individuals with more concentrated melanin, i.e. darker skin tone. Nonetheless, the relationship between skin pigmentation and photoprotection is still being clarified.".
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink 5,6-dihydroxyindole.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Accommodation_(eye).
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Africa.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink African_Americans.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Albinism.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Amino_acid.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Antioxidant.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Apoptosis.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Arachnid.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Asia.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Benzothiazine.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Browning_(food_process).
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Catechol.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Catecholamine.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Catecholaminergic.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Category:Hair_color.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Category:Skin_anatomy.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Cell_nucleus.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Cephalopod.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Charles_Darwin.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Cochlea.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Cysteine.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink DHICA.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink DNA.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Dopachrome.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Dopamine.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Downregulation_and_upregulation.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Enzyme_catalysis.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Hemosiderin.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Hopi.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Host_(biology).
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Immune_system.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Indirect_DNA_damage.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Indole.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Inner_ear.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Iris_(anatomy).
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Leucodopachrome.
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- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Macular_degeneration.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Melanin_theory.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Melanism.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Melanocortin_1_receptor.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Melanocyte.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Melanocytic_nevus.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Melanoma.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Melanoprotein.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Melanosome.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Molecular_mass.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Monomer.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Neuromelanin.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Neuromotor.
- Melanin wikiPageWikiLink Nicotine.