Melanin concentration
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MOLEMelanin concentration
melanismthe condition in which an unusually high concentration of melanin occurs in the skin, plumage, or pelage of an animal
ALBINOMelanin-deficient
ALBINOSans melanin
ALBINOLacking melanin
ALBINOMelanin lacker
ALBINOSThose lacking melanin
ALBINOMelanin-deficient individual
PIGMENTMelanin, e.g.
SKINCOLORWhat melanin determines
ALBINOOne sans melanin
melanoidresembling melanin; darkish
FRECKLECluster of concentrated melanin
melanogenesisthe formation of melanin
melanophorea chromatophore containing melanin
melaninsMELANIN, a dark pigment
melanoblack dark melanic melanin
melanogenesesMELANOGENESIS, the formation of melanin
melanophoresMELANOPHORE, a chromatophore containing melanin
GREYEYESTheir colour is affected by melanin
eumelaninany melanin pigment of darker type
melanosomea melanin-producing granule in a melanocyte
melanaemiathe presence of melanin in the blood
eumelaninsEUMELANIN, any melanin pigment of darker type
melanaemiasMELANAEMIA, the presence of melanin in the blood
melanosomesMELANOSOME, a melanin-producing granule in a melanocyte
melanocyteA mature melanin-forming cell, typically in the skin
melanocytesA mature melanin-forming cell, typically in the skin
melanomasA tumor of melanin-forming cells, typically a malignant tumor associated with skin cancer
melanotropina hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates the production of melanin by melanocytes
melanosisA condition of abnormal or excessive production of melanin in the skin or other tissue
melanotropinsMELANOTROPIN, a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates the production of melanin by melanocytes
tyrosinea phenolic amino acid C9H11NO3 that is a precursor of several important substances (as epinephrine and melanin)
melanismthe condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes
tyrosinaseA copper-containing enzyme that catalyzes the formation of quinones from phenols and polyphenols (e.g., melanin from tyrosine)
foxed(of museum specimens of birds and mammals) having melanin pigments that have oxidized with age to a reddish-brown color
frecklyany of the small brownish spots in the skin due to augmented melanin production that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight
dopasamino acid, C9H11NO4, formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine
dopaamino acid, C9H11NO4, formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine