1) Animal pigment 2) Biological pigment 3) Dark pigment 4) Skin colorer 5) Skin pigment
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1) Pigment
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• (n.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.
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a dark biological pigment (biochrome) found in skin, hair, feathers, scales, eyes, and some internal membranes; it is also found in the peritoneum ... [15 related articles]
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A pigment that gives color to skin and eyes and helps protect it from damage by ultraviolet light.
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A dark-brown pigment present in many animals which in different concentrations gives brown and yellow pigmentation. It occurs as granules in cells, lies in various skin layers, and is concentrated in moles and freckles. The distribution of melanin in the skin determines skin coloring, and is altered...
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a pigment in the skin or hair that gives it its tan, brown to black color
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<protein> Pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone. Colours include black/brown, yellow, red and violet. Found in feathers, cuttle ink, human skin, hair and eyes and in cellular immune responses and wound healing in arthropods. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(mel´ә-nin) any of several closely related dark, sulfur-containing pigments normally found in the hair, skin, ciliary body, choroid of the eye, pigment layer of the retina, and certain nerve cells. They occur abnormally in the tumors known as melanomas and may be excreted in the urine when such tumors are present ...
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Black skin pigments.
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Mel'a·nin noun [ Greek
me`las ,
-anos , black.]
(Physiol.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called
fuscin ), in the outer layer of...
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A chemical in the body that gives skin and hair their unique color.
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Associated with pigment, meaning dark
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(mel;ua-nin) A dark pigment found within the epidermis or epidermal derivatives of the skin.
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Dark pigment produced by the body which give color to the skin, hair and eyes.
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Melanin are a group of black or dark brown pigments that are present in the hair, skin, and eyes of man. They may be produced to excess in cases of certain skin diseases and in melanomas.
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Melanin is the dark pigment in hair and skin.
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Dark pigment of skin and hair.
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It is a polymeric pigment responsible for colouring of eyes, skin and hair. Melanins are produced by epidermal cells called melanocytes.
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noun insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
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Brown pigment that gives colour to the eyes, skin, hair, feathers, and scales of many vertebrates. In humans, melanin helps protect the skin against ultraviolet radiation from sunlight. Both genetic and environmental factors determine the amount of melanin in the skin
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A pigment that gives the skin color and protects the underlying layers against damage by ultraviolet light; produced by melanocytes in the inner layer of the epidermis.
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Melanin is the dark pigment in hair and skin.
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A pigment that is found everywhere in nature. In humans, it gives us our hair colour and is the main pigment that determines skin colour. The melanin in the skin is produced by melanocytes, which are found in the basal layer of the epidermis.
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A pigment that is found in all organisms. Derived from the amino acid tyrosine. The increased production of melanin is called melanogenesis. Melanin production is stimulated by UVB radiation which is DNA damage, it leads to a delayed development of a tan. It absorbs harmful UV-radiation and transforms it into energy into harmless heat.
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