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Recent advances in understanding the molecular basis of melanogenesis in melanocytes
2020-06-15
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Melanin pigments are responsible for human skin and hair color, and they protect the body from harmful ultraviolet light. The black and brown melanin pigments are synthesized in specialized lysosome-related organelles called melanosomes in melanocytes. Mature melanosomes are transported within melanocytes and transferred to adjacent keratinocytes, which constitute the principal part of human skin. The melanosomes...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f7216314-abcd-54ce-a1dc-3b2d0a59f23e
- DOI
- 10.12688/f1000research.24625.1