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Descriptor English:   Melanins 
Descriptor Spanish:   Melaninas 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Melaninas 
Synonyms English:   Allomelanins
Melanin
Phaeomelanins  
Tree Number:   D12.125.072.050.875.379
D23.767.620
Definition English:   Insoluble polymers of TYROSINE derivatives found in and causing darkness in skin (SKIN PIGMENTATION), hair, and feathers providing protection against SUNBURN induced by SUNLIGHT. CAROTENES contribute yellow and red coloration. 
History Note English:   78; was MELANIN 1963-77 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AN analysis
AI antagonists & inhibitors BI biosynthesis
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification DF deficiency
EC economics GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PH physiology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   8712 
Unique Identifier:   D008543 

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