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MC1R: Front and Center in the Bright Side of Dark Eumelanin and DNA Repair
Melanin, the pigment produced by specialized cells, melanocytes, is responsible for skin and hair color. Skin pigmentation is an important protective mechanism against the DNA damaging and mutagenic effects of solar ultraviolet radiation (UV). It is acknowledged that exposure to UV is the main etiol...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6163888/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30205559 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms19092667 |