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Results 1 - 10 of 12 for melanin
  1. Melanin (image) 
    Melanin is the natural substance that gives color (pigment) to hair, skin, and the iris.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9620.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Hair follicle of young person (image) 
    Hair color is caused by a pigment (melanin) that is produced by the hair follicle. With aging, the follicle produces less melanin.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8669.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Hyperpigmentation 2 (image) 
    ... Cells called melanocytes located in the skin, produce melanin. Melanin gives the skin its color. In certain conditions ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2973.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Vitiligo (image) 
    ... is a condition which involves complete loss of melanin, the primary skin pigment. The cause of vitiligo ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/10030.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Vitiligo - drug induced (image) 
    ... have resulted from drug-induced vitiligo. Loss of melanin, the primary skin pigment, occasionally occurs as a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2486.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Vitiligo on the face (image) 
    ... of vitiligo on the face. Complete loss of melanin, the primary skin pigment, occurs for unknown reasons. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2487.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Skin layers (image) 
    ... secretions that can kill bacteria and the pigment melanin provides a chemical pigment defense against ultraviolet light ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8912.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Sunburn (image) 
    ... exceeds the ability of the body's protective pigment, melanin, to protect the skin. A serious sunburn is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9314.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Malignant melanoma (image) 
    ... that involves the skin cells that produce pigment (melanin). The risk of melanoma increases with age, but ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9522.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Melanoma (image) 
    ... that involves the skin cells that produce pigment (melanin). The risk of melanoma increases with age, but ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9762.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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