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Well, first off, melanin gives your skin color. So, for example, when you're out getting a tan, melanin is reacting to it, causing it to darken. On a more relevant note, melanin also protects you against UV rays. Hope this helped!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe role of melanin in the body is it is a pigment that protects your skin and gives it color
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∙ 13y agoIn the skin, sunscreen. Converts light energy to heat. In skin, inner ear, and midbrain-- antioxidant, binder of toxic metals, sound protector, semiconductor device
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∙ 11y agoproduce melanin.
& hey , better than no answers.
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∙ 12y agoProduction and release of melanin pigment
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What provides a natural sunscreen?
Melanin
What produces a thick oily substance of melanin?
Melanin
Can you increase melanin without sunlight?
You can't increase the amount of melanin in your skin. It's just that more melanin is seen on your skin when you're in the sunlight to protect it.
What nuclear cell does melanin protect?
Melanin protects a nuclear cell's DNA.
What is the source of pigment in hair?
Melanin is the source that determines the pigment in your hair. Usually, melanin is a hereditary trait. For example, if both of your parents have darker hair, then you were also probably born with darker hair as well.
What is the role of melanin in the hair?
The role of the melanin in the hair makes it grow white as it reduces in number. Melanin gives hair it's colour.
What is the role of the melanin in the skin?
It is what gives your skin color. If you have more melanin in your skin, your skin will be darker, if you have less, your skin will be lighter.
Explain the role of ACTH and melanin when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet light?
"What is the role of ACTH and melanin when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet light?"
What is dark pigment of the body called?
melanin is black pigment found in the epidermisMelaninMelanin
What is the most important pigment in skin?
melanin v
Is there melanin in melanocytes?
Melanocytes produce melanin.
What melanin does?
Melanin shields the nucleus from damage by ultraviolet radiation. It keeps this radiation from damaging the skin and DNA. It also gives color to your skin, hair, and irises. Melanin is a pigment which gives characteristic color to skin. Its main role is to absorb harmful UV radiations and protect our skin cells from damage. It determines the color of your skin. Melanin colors hair, skin, eyes, feathers, etc.
What provides a natural sunscreen?
Melanin
What pigments contribute to skin color?
melanin and carotene Carotene Melanin The chemical is called melanin.
Darkening chemical in skin that determines skin color?
Hormones have nothing to do with human skin color. Melanin, a pigment, determines skin color by the amount of it present in the skin. The more melanin, the darker the skin.
Where does skin get its colour from Melanin Serotonin or or Insulin?
melanin
Does glycerin reduce melanin in your body?
no it increases melanin
