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Is melanin found in the uppermost layer of the skin and helps prevent water lose?
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No, melanin helps protect the skin from ultraviolet damage. Sebum helps protect the skin from dryness.
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How does melanin typically respond to ultraviolet radiation?
Melanin serves as a shield against UV exposure, which comes in the form of a tan that occurs when melanin pigments enlarge in response to UV radiation. By doing this, the skin helps to prevent sunburn damage, which can lead to cancerous melanoma.
How does your body produce Melanin?
When you tan your body produces melanin so that you dont get different harmful rays in your skin. Although Melanin is harmful itself. Hope it helps
A colored substance that helps to keep that skin from burning is?
Melanin
What chemical can be found in your drinking water that helps prevent cavities in your teeth?
flouride
A colored substance that helps to keep the skin from burning is called what?
melanin
Does melanin helps prevent water loss?
No. It gives color to the skin and protection to the effects of UV-radiation put off by the sun. The skin itself prevents water loss, especially the epidermis (upper layer).
What is the pigment that helps the deepest layers of the epidermis called?
Melanin is the pigment that helps protect the deepest layers of the epidermis.
What is melanin and why is it important?
Melanin is a pigment that gives skin its color and is released when sun touches the skin :)
Why is skin the color it is?
Skin color depends on the amount of melanin in the skin. Melanin is a pigment that helps protect skin cells form the sun and makes the skin darker or lighter. Those who have albinism have either very little melanin or none at all.
What is the pigment in your skin that makes it go brown?
The pigment is called melanin. It makes your skin go brown as a protection to the sun. If your skin has more melanin in it, it will go brown much more easily than if you have fair skin. The amount of pigment (melanin) in your skin comes from your parents - if your parents go brown easily then you are likely to too but if your parents are fair, or burn easily then you are likely to do the same. If you burn then you do not to have much melanin in your skin and if you go brown then you have more melanin in your skin. Hope this helps!
What is a nutrient found in prenantel vitamins and fortified cereals that helps prevent the occurrence of myelomeningocele in infants?
folate
What is the mechanism responsible for a suntan?
both the amount and darkness of melanin increase upon UV exposure which gives the skin a tanned appearance. melanin reaction helps protects the body against further UV radiation and prevents damage to DNA.
