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What occurs when melanin accumulates in patches in a persons skin?
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Lactic Acid
What occurs where continental slope levels off and sediment accumulates?
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How is melanin produced and what is its function?
Melanin is a substance that is present in skin, hair, feathers, eyes, and scales of animals and humans that give these features their natural color. Melanin is produced as a metabolic process which occurs in amino acids in the body. Cells responsible for producing melanin are called melanocytes.
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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.
Which foods are rich in melanin?
fruit, chocolate, coffee, truffles, wine...........
The tanning effect that occurs when a person is exposed to the sun is exposed to the sun is somewhat protective due to?
Increased production of melanin.
What is a pseudocyst?
This occurs when dead pancreatic tissue, blood, white blood cells, enzymes, and fluid that has leaked from the circulatory system accumulates.
Why you become tanned after sitting in the sun?
When the skin is exposed to sunlight, which stimulates the melanocytes to produce more of the melanin pigment, tanning occurs.
Where does scarlet fever occur most often?
It occurs most often around the throat where you can see red patches.
What is ocular albinism?
Ocular Albinism is a type of albinism that affects mostly vision. It commonly comes with the lack of melanin in the skin that occurs in regular albinism.
Which creature has patches of red on his rear-end?
The Male Mandrill has patches of red on his rear-end during mating season. Mating season lasts from June to October and only occurs in the Alpha males.
