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melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Jacky Farrell
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Identify the hormone responsible for regulating skin pigmentation?
melatonin is the pigment which increases skin pigmentation. This is produced by melanocyte stimulating harmonemelanocyte-stimulating hormoneMelanin stimulating hormone, or melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH). It is produced in the pituitary and cause melanocytes to increase production of melanin, the pigment responsible for darkening of the skin.
Which hormone increases pigmentation of the skin?
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Is melanin a hormone?
It is actually a group of naturally occurring pigments.
What is a hormone in the brain involved in sleep memory and depression?
The one I would think of first is melatonin. It is not only a brain hormone, but also the main pigment in both skin and hair.
What pigment determine skin color?
The pigment which determines skin color is melanin.
Cellular product such as a pigment melanin in skin?
Skin and hair pigment comes from a product made by melanocytes and is called melanin.
A black pigment found in the epidermis is?
Epidermal pigment is pigment that is on the outer layer of the skin. In humans, that is usually melanin, which is the pigment that makes up skin.
What brown pigment determints skin colors?
What brown pigment determines skin color
What is the name of substances that gives skin and hair its pigment?
Melanin is the pigment that gives skin and hair their color. It is produced by melanocytes in the skin.
What causes skin color?
the pigment in your skin
What is classified according to its pigment?
Skin is classified according to its pigment.
What hormone increases water retention by the kidney tubules when water content decreases from the optimum?
Anti diuretic Hormone. This hormone increases water retention.
