Ethnic Variation in Melanin Content and Composition in Photoexposed and Photoprotected Human Skin
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- 5 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Pigment Cell Research
- Vol. 15 (2), 112-118
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0749.2002.1o071.x
Abstract
We have examined the quantity and composition of melanin in both photoprotected (volar upper arm) and chronically photoexposed (dorsal forearm) skin from a range of different ethnic skin types includ...Keywords
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