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known as melanocytes.
There are five
basic types of melanin: eumelanin,
pheomelanin, neuromelanin,
allomelanin and pyomelanin.
Eumelanin is
produced through...
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pigmentation of
human hair
follicles due to two
types of melanin:
eumelanin and
pheomelanin. Generally, if more
melanin is present, the
color of the hair is darker;...
- and
expression of two pigments,
eumelanin (brown or
black pigment) and
pheomelanin (yellow to red pigment), in the fur and skin of the dog. The recognized...
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color of
their fur. The
white fur is
caused by a lack of the
pigment pheomelanin,
which is
found in
Bengal tigers with
orange color fur. When compared...
- skin of mammals.
There are two
chemically distinct types of melanin:
pheomelanin,
which is a red to
yellow color, and eumelanin,
which is
brown to black...
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levels of the dark
pigment eumelanin and
lower levels of the pale
pigment pheomelanin.
Brown hair is
common among po****tions in the
Western world, especially...
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color is due to
variable amounts of
eumelanin (brown/black melanins) and
pheomelanin (red/yellow melanins)
produced by melanocytes. More of the
former is...
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mixture of black-brown
eumelanin and red-yellow
pheomelanin.
Eumelanin is less
chemically stable than
pheomelanin and
breaks down
faster when oxidized. The...
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chemical pigments that
cause the
coloration of
auburn hair are
frequently pheomelanin with high
levels of eumelanin; however, the
auburn hair is due to a mutated...
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eumelanin instead of
pheomelanin pigment.
Eumelanin is
typically black, but may
instead be brown, dark gray, or
light gray-brown.
Pheomelanin ranges in color...
