Melanin (English Wikipedia)

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Casadevall A (2018). "Melanin triggers antifungal defences". Nature. 555 (7696): 319–320. Bibcode:2018Natur.555..319C. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-02370-x. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 29542711. S2CID 3832753.
Cao W, Zhou X, McCallum NC, Hu Z, Ni QZ, Kapoor U, et al. (9 February 2021). "Unraveling the Structure and Function of Melanin through Synthesis". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143 (7): 2622–2637. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c12322. hdl:1854/LU-8699336. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 33560127. S2CID 231872855. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
Haining RL, Achat-Mendes C (March 2017). "Neuromelanin, one of the most overlooked molecules in modern medicine, is not a spectator". Neural Regeneration Research. 12 (3): 372–375. doi:10.4103/1673-5374.202928. PMC 5399705. PMID 28469642.
Istrate M, Vlaicu B, Poenaru M, Hasbei-Popa M, Salavat M, Iliescu D (April 2020). "Photoprotection role of melanin in the human retinal pigment epithelium. Imaging techniques for retinal melanin". Romanian Journal of Ophthalmology. 64 (2): 100–104. doi:10.22336/rjo.2020.20. PMC 7339703. PMID 32685774.
Sarna T, Burke J, Korytowski W, Rózanowska M, Skumatz C, Zareba A, et al. (January 2003). "Loss of melanin from human RPE with aging: possible role of melanin photooxidation". Experimental Eye Research. 76 (1): 89–98. doi:10.1016/s0014-4835(02)00247-6. PMID 12589778. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
Dontsov A, Yakovleva M, Vasin A, Gulin A, Aybush A, Nadtochenko V, et al. (August 2023). "Understanding the Mechanism of Light-Induced Age-Related Decrease in Melanin Concentration in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24 (17): 13099. doi:10.3390/ijms241713099. PMC 10487480. PMID 37685907.
Del Bino S, Ito S, Juliette S, Nakanishi Y, Bastien P, Wakamatsu K, et al. (18 August 2015). "Chemical analysis of constitutive pigmentation of human epidermis reveals constant eumelanin to pheomelanin ratio". Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 28 (6): 707–17. doi:10.1111/pcmr.12410. PMID 26285058. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
Marçon C, Maia M (30 September 2019). "Albinism: epidemiology, genetics, cutaneous characterization, psychosocial factors☆☆☆". Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. 94 (5): 503–520. doi:10.1016/j.abd.2019.09.023. PMC 6857599. PMID 31777350.
Meredith P, Riesz J (2004). "Radiative relaxation quantum yields for synthetic eumelanin". Photochemistry and Photobiology. 79 (2): 211–6. arXiv:cond-mat/0312277. doi:10.1111/j.1751-1097.2004.tb00012.x. PMID 15068035. S2CID 222101966.
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Meyskens FL, Farmer P, Fruehauf JP (June 2001). "Redox regulation in human melanocytes and melanoma" (PDF). Pigment Cell Research. 14 (3): 148–54. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0749.2001.140303.x. PMID 11434561. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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Cao W, Zhou X, McCallum NC, Hu Z, Ni QZ, Kapoor U, et al. (9 February 2021). "Unraveling the Structure and Function of Melanin through Synthesis". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143 (7): 2622–2637. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c12322. hdl:1854/LU-8699336. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 33560127. S2CID 231872855. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
Rodríguez-Martínez S, Galván I (2020). "Juvenile pheomelanin-based plumage coloration has evolved more frequently in carnivorous species". Ibis. 162 (1): 238–244. doi:10.1111/ibi.12770. hdl:10261/207451. ISSN 1474-919X. S2CID 202018215.

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Casadevall A (2018). "Melanin triggers antifungal defences". Nature. 555 (7696): 319–320. Bibcode:2018Natur.555..319C. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-02370-x. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 29542711. S2CID 3832753.
Dadachova E, Bryan RA, Huang X, et al. (2007). "Ionizing radiation changes the electronic properties of melanin and enhances the growth of melanized fungi". PLOS ONE. 2 (5): e457. Bibcode:2007PLoSO...2..457D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000457. PMC 1866175. PMID 17520016.
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Jablonski NG, Chaplin G (11 May 2010). "Human skin pigmentation as an adaptation to UV radiation". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (Supplement 2): 8962–8968. Bibcode:2010PNAS..107.8962J. doi:10.1073/pnas.0914628107. PMC 3024016. PMID 20445093.
Sarna M, Krzykawska-Serda M, Jakubowska M, Zadlo A, Urbanska K (26 June 2019). "Melanin presence inhibits melanoma cell spread in mice in a unique mechanical fashion". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 9280. Bibcode:2019NatSR...9.9280S. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-45643-9. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6594928. PMID 31243305.

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Casadevall A (2018). "Melanin triggers antifungal defences". Nature. 555 (7696): 319–320. Bibcode:2018Natur.555..319C. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-02370-x. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 29542711. S2CID 3832753.
Cao W, Zhou X, McCallum NC, Hu Z, Ni QZ, Kapoor U, et al. (9 February 2021). "Unraveling the Structure and Function of Melanin through Synthesis". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143 (7): 2622–2637. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c12322. hdl:1854/LU-8699336. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 33560127. S2CID 231872855. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
Haining RL, Achat-Mendes C (March 2017). "Neuromelanin, one of the most overlooked molecules in modern medicine, is not a spectator". Neural Regeneration Research. 12 (3): 372–375. doi:10.4103/1673-5374.202928. PMC 5399705. PMID 28469642.
Istrate M, Vlaicu B, Poenaru M, Hasbei-Popa M, Salavat M, Iliescu D (April 2020). "Photoprotection role of melanin in the human retinal pigment epithelium. Imaging techniques for retinal melanin". Romanian Journal of Ophthalmology. 64 (2): 100–104. doi:10.22336/rjo.2020.20. PMC 7339703. PMID 32685774.
Sarna T, Burke J, Korytowski W, Rózanowska M, Skumatz C, Zareba A, et al. (January 2003). "Loss of melanin from human RPE with aging: possible role of melanin photooxidation". Experimental Eye Research. 76 (1): 89–98. doi:10.1016/s0014-4835(02)00247-6. PMID 12589778. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
Dontsov A, Yakovleva M, Vasin A, Gulin A, Aybush A, Nadtochenko V, et al. (August 2023). "Understanding the Mechanism of Light-Induced Age-Related Decrease in Melanin Concentration in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24 (17): 13099. doi:10.3390/ijms241713099. PMC 10487480. PMID 37685907.
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