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SUBMITTER: Wadhwa R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6487102 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wadhwa Renu R Li Ling L Singh Rumani R Wang Jia J Gao Ran R Nigam Nupur N Forestier Sandra S Ando Nobuhiro N Kaul Sunil C SC
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 20190414
Skin color/pigmentation is regulated through melanogenesis process in specialized melanin-producing cells, melanocytes, involving multiple signaling pathways. It is highly influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as oxidative, ultraviolet radiations and other environmental stress conditions. Besides determining the color, it governs response and tolerance of skin to a variety of environmental stresses and pathological conditions including photodamage, hyperpigmentation, and skin cancer ...[more]