"Melanins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008543
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.050.875.379 D23.767.620
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanins" by people in Profiles.
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Long-term post-mortem studies following neurturin gene therapy in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. Brain. 2020 03 01; 143(3):960-975.
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Considerations for the utilization of 'comparative analysis of colorimetric staining in skin using open-source software' in an experimental setting. Exp Dermatol. 2015 Sep; 24(9):717-8.
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Quantitation of in vitro a-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist binding capacity to biologic melanin using tandem mass spectrometry. Curr Eye Res. 2013 Dec; 38(12):1214-20.
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Lewy body pathology in fetal grafts. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Jan; 1184:55-67.
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Alterations in lysosomal and proteasomal markers in Parkinson's disease: relationship to alpha-synuclein inclusions. Neurobiol Dis. 2009 Sep; 35(3):385-98.
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Age-associated increases of alpha-synuclein in monkeys and humans are associated with nigrostriatal dopamine depletion: Is this the target for Parkinson's disease? Neurobiol Dis. 2007 Jan; 25(1):134-49.
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Induction of melanin biosynthesis in Vibrio cholerae. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1992 Sep; 58(9):2861-5.