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The mathematics of tanning
BACKGROUND: The pigment melanin is produced by specialized cells, called melanocytes. In healthy skin, melanocytes are sparsely spread among the other cell types in the basal layer of the epidermis. Sun tanning results from an UV-induced increase in the release of melanin to neighbouring keratinocyt...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2714304/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19505344 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-0509-3-60 |