"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanins" by people in Profiles.
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A genome-wide genetic screen uncovers determinants of human pigmentation. Science. 2023 08 11; 381(6658):eade6289.
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Genetic loci associated with skin pigmentation in African Americans and their effects on vitamin D deficiency. PLoS Genet. 2021 02; 17(2):e1009319.
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Genetic ancestry, skin color and social attainment: The four cities study. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0237041.
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Impact of skin color and ethnicity. Clin Dermatol. 2019 Sep - Oct; 37(5):418-429.
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Methodological improvements for fluorescence recordings in Xenopus laevis oocytes. J Gen Physiol. 2019 02 04; 151(2):264-272.
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Melanotic Translocation Renal Cell Carcinoma With a Novel ARID1B-TFE3 Gene Fusion. Am J Surg Pathol. 2017 Nov; 41(11):1576-1580.
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Melanotic PEComa of the Sinonasal Mucosa With NONO-TFE3 Fusion: An Elusive Mimic of Sinonasal Melanoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2017 May; 41(5):717-722.
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Computational Analysis Reveals a Key Regulator of Cryptococcal Virulence and Determinant of Host Response. mBio. 2016 Apr 19; 7(2):e00313-16.
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Melanocytic tumors with intraepidermal melanophages: a report of five cases with review of 231 archived cutaneous melanocytic tumors. J Cutan Pathol. 2015 Jun; 42(6):394-9.
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Histologic validation of locus coeruleus MRI contrast in post-mortem tissue. Neuroimage. 2015 Jun; 113:235-45.