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What is the main cell type in skin?
keratinocyte
What is the function of a keratinocyte?
the function of the keratinocyte is the formation of the keratin layer that protects the skin and the underlying tissues from the environmental damages such as the heat, ultra violet rays and the water loss.
What are melanocyte job?
skin pigmentation, melanin production
How does your skin get its color?
from melanin, a pigment produced by melanocyte cells inthe skin.
What cell type producs a pigment that darkens the skin?
melanocyte
Hormone increases pigment of the skin?
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Which hormone increases pigmentation of the skin?
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Were r the melanocyte in your body?
Melanocytes are cells in the skin which contain the pigment melanin.
What do melanocyte produce?
Melanocytes are cells in the skin that produce a pigment called melanin.
Which type of cell contained in the epidermis produces a pigment that protects the skin against ultraviolet sun rays?
melanocyte
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.
Melanoma is a skin cancer that occurs in the melanocyte cells of the body. What could be a cause of melanoma?
Ultraviolet radiation (part of sunlight).
