Effects of Aging on Hair Color, Melanosome Morphology, and Melanin Composition in Japanese Females

In a previous study, we showed that the size of melanosomes isolated from Japanese female hairs enlarges with age, and this affects the hair color. In this study, we analyzed the age-dependent changes in hair melanin in order to further explore the factors related to hair color changing by aging. A...

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Main Authors: Takashi Itou, Shosuke Ito, Kazumasa Wakamatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/15/3739