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Melanin is the pigment primarily responsible for skin color. Through a process called melanogenesis, cells called melanocytes produce melanin, which is found in the skin, eyes and hair. The subcutaneous layer of the epidermis produces a dark pigment in the skin known as melanin.
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∙ 9y agoMelanocytes synthesize and store brown pigment, melanin, that gives the tissue a dark color. Melanocytes are common in the stratum basale of the epidermis in the skin, where they play a major role in determining skin color. They are also found in the dermis, eye, heart, brain, and bone..
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∙ 13y agoMelanocytes, which produce melanin, are found in the basal layer of the epidermis, also called the stratum basale.
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∙ 8y agoMelanocytes produce two chemically distinct types of melanin pigments. They are pheomelanin, which is yellowish-red, and eumelanin which is a black-brown.
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∙ 12y agostratum basale epidermis
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Can eye color change after getting married?
Eye colour can change with exposure to the sun. Sunlight stimulates melanin production in the eye which results in a change of colour.
The pituitary hormone that stimulates melanocytes to produce melanin is?
it is melanocyte stimulated hormone
What is the function melanin?
Melanin gives color to the skin, hair, and iris of the eyes. Levels of melanin depend on race and amount of sunlight exposure. Sun exposure increases melanin production - to protect the skin against harmful ultraviolet rays. In addition, hormonal changes can affect melanin production.
How does ultraviolet b affect melanin?
Exposure to ultraviolet B radiation increases the production of melanin.
Where does a suntan actually results from?
increased melanin production
What are melanocyte job?
skin pigmentation, melanin production
Which organ stimulates the production of glycogen?
the liver
What hormone stimulates platelet production?
Thrombopoietin
The hormone prolactin stimulates which of the following?
milk production
If you stay out of the sun what will happen?
Production of melanin in the skin decreases; so does production of vitamin D.
Which hormone stimulates the production of triiodothyronine and thyroxine?
Thyroid stimulating hormone, or TSH, stimulates the production of triiodothyronine and thyroxine. TSH comes from the pituitary gland.
What does the FSH stimulate in women?
High levels of the hormone oestrogen stimulates the production of FSH hormone in women.
