Melanocyte development provides an excellent model for studying more complex
developmental processes. Melanocytes have an apparently simple aetiology, differentiating …

Vitiligo is a disease of the skin characterized by the appearance of white spots. Significant
progress has been made in understanding vitiligo pathogenesis over the past 30 years, but …

Equine Color Genetics, Fourth Edition presents a detailed examination of the color variation
in horses and donkeys and the genetic mechanisms that produce color variations …

Simple Summary Melanocytic tumors are among the most common cutaneous neoplasms in
horses. Contrary to popular opinion, the slow rate of growth typical of these tumors does not …

The Greying with age phenotype in horses involves loss of hair pigmentation whereas skin
pigmentation is not reduced, and a predisposition to melanoma. The causal mutation was …

The function of soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors
(SNAREs) in cellular trafficking, membrane fusion and vesicle release in synaptic nerve …

It is well known that cheese yield and quality are affected by animal genetics, milk quality
(chemical, physical, and microbiological), production technology, and the type of rennet and …

Melanocytes are dendritic cells derived from neuroectodermal melanoblasts that have
migrated during embryogenesis to the epidermis, dermis, and other sites (eg, eye, inner ear …

Coat color is among the most distinctive phenotypes in cattle. Worldwide, several breeds
share peculiar coat color features such as the presence of a fawn pigmentation of the calf at …

Inbreeding depression, reduction in performance of quantitative traits, including
reproduction and survival, caused by inbreeding, is a well-known phenomenon observed in …