An explanation for the mysterious distribution of melanin in human skin ‐ a rare example of asymmetric (melanin) organelle distribution during mitosis of basal layer progenitor keratinocytes
Yes === Background: Melanin is synthesized by melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis. When transferred to surrounding keratinocytes it is the key UVR-protective biopolymer responsible for skin pigmentation. Most melanin is observable in the proliferative basal layer of the epidermis, and on...
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| Language: | en |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10454/16519 |