Recent advances in the biology of mammalian pigmentation are reviewed. The multicellular
epidermal melanin unit (melanocyte and associated pool of keratinocytes) rather than the …

Investigations of the biology of melanin have increased in number and diversity during the
last decade. Melanocytes, the cellular units of melanin formation, are easily identified by …

Visible pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes depends primarily on the presence of
melanin (s) in those tissues. Melanins are produced by specific cells called melanocytes …

The CONTROVERSIES featured in the August 1998 issue of Exp Dermatol have discussed
the controls of melanogenesis (Schallreuter et al., Exp Dermatol 7: 143-150, 1998). Now, we …

Cutaneous melanin pigment plays a critical role in camouflage, mimicry, social
communication, and protection against harmful effects of solar radiation. Melanogenesis is …

The beauty and variety that we ob serve throughout the animal king dom result, in part, from
the pig ments present in the integuments of all creatures. The nature of the pig ment is …

The surface pigmentation of vertebrates is controlled by specialized cells able to synthesize
a variety of pigments collectively known as melanins. Recent research has shown that …

The major differentiated function of melanocytes is the synthesis of melanin, a pigmented
heteropolymer that is synthesized in specialized cellular organelles termed melanosomes …

Visible pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes depends primarily on the functions of
melanocytes, a very minor population of cells that specialize in the synthesis and distribution …

This volume covers all aspects of melanin pigmentation, providing a concise,
comprehensive picture of new knowledge gained at the frontiers of research. It draws …