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Where do you find melanin in dark skin?

Melanin is produced by the melanocytes, and they are found in the stratum basale of the epidermis.


Where are melanin and keratin manufactured?

Melanin is formed by the melanocytes which are in the stratum basale of the epidermis. Keratin is formed by the epithelial cells of the skin in the epidermis.


A black pigment found in the epidermis is?

Epidermal pigment is pigment that is on the outer layer of the skin. In humans, that is usually melanin, which is the pigment that makes up skin.


What color is your skin?

The amount of melamine in the skin determines the color of the skin.Skin pigmentation is determined by melanin concentrations. Whether an individual is African or Caucasian, there is always melanin involved. (Only albinos lack melanin.)Well, you can have it, olive, brown, peachy yelowy colour black or blue. Blue is Smurfs.


What layer of the skin contains melanin?

what layer of the epidermis contains skin color


When skin is exposed to UV rays is melanin production increased?

Yes!!! The melanin in keratinocytes protects your epidermis and dermis from harmful effects of sun light. Thus, more melanin is produced.


Which skin layer is the sight of melanin formation?

The melanin in the skin is produced by melanocytes. which are found in the basal layerof the epidermis. You might want to know that because melanin is an aggregate of smaller component molecules, there are many different types of melanin with differing proportions and bonding patterns of these component molecules. Melanin is found in a whole bunch of cells throughout more parts of your body than just the epidermis of skin. (outerlayer).


Does the kidney produce melanin and oxytocin?

No, Melanin produced by melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis (skin o.O), and the Oxytocin is released by the pituitary gland, to ease birth and more.


Where is melanin located in the skin?

Melanocytes are pigment cells that synthesize melanin. These cells inject the melanin pigment in the living keratinocytes cells (skin cells) of the stratum basale layer of the epidermis. Note: The Melanocyte cells also reside in the stratum basale.


What substance produces color in your skin and hair?

Melanin is the substance that produces color in both skin and hair. It is produced by specialized cells called melanocytes located in the skin's epidermis. The amount and type of melanin determines one's skin and hair color.


What is primary pigments contained in the epidermis are?

The primary pigments contained in the epidermis are melanin, carotene, and hemoglobin. Melanin is responsible for skin color, carotene gives a yellow-orange hue, and hemoglobin contributes to the red tones in the skin.


What is the substance that gives skin hair its pigment?

Melanin is the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment. It is produced by melanocytes, specialized cells located in the epidermis of the skin and in hair follicles.