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Results 1 - 10 of 126 for melanin
  1. Urine melanin test 
    Urine melanin test is a test to determine the abnormal presence of melanin in the urine. ... melanoma , a type of skin cancer that produces melanin. If the cancer spreads (especially within the liver), ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003365.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Melanin 
    Melanin is a natural substance that gives color (pigment) to: Hair Skin The iris of the eye ... produced by cells in the skin called melanocytes. Melanin also helps protect the skin from the sun.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002256.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Is hair color determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... determined by the amount of a pigment called melanin in hair. An abundance of one type of melanin, called eumelanin, gives people black or brown hair. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/haircolor - Genetics
  4. 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
  5. Your Skin (Nemours Foundation)  
    skin, body, organs, epidermis, melanin, dermis, elastin, nerve endings, blood vessels, oil glands, sweat glands, collagen, sebaceous glands, sebum, subcutaneous, pores, follicles, hypothalamus, pilomotor reflex, ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/skin.html - External Health Links
  6. TYR gene 
    ... are specialized cells that produce a pigment called melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanin is also found in the light-sensitive tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tyr - Genetics
  7. Is eye color determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... production, transport, or storage of a pigment called melanin. Eye color is directly related to the amount of melanin in the front layers of the iris. People ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/eyecolor - Genetics
  8. OCA2 gene 
    ... are specialized cells that produce a pigment called melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanin is also found in the light-sensitive tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/oca2 - Genetics
  9. Overview of Skin Pigment (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    skin color,color of skin,melanin,melanocyte,depigmentation,hyperpigmentation,pigmentation of skin,skin pigmentation,hypopigmentation
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/.../overview-of-skin-pigment - External Health Links
  10. TYRP1 gene 
    ... are specialized cells that produce a pigment called melanin. Melanin is the substance that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanin is also found in the light-sensitive tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tyrp1 - Genetics
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