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Aberrant Pigmentation in a Schooling Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
While pigmentation disorders such as albinism have been documented in a range of elasmobranch species, including the American cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), the implications of these rare conditions for behavior, social dynamics, and fitness remain ...
Morgan F. Bennett‐Smith, Taylor Griffith, Helena Janulis, Eloise B. Richardson, Stephen J. Tomasetti   +4 more
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The role of the mast cell in pigmentation disorders

Pigment International, 2021
The mast cell is a critical mediator of the inflammatory response by secreting histamine. While histamine is currently not regarded as a melanogen, recent studies have shown histamine release to induce melanogenesis, melanocyte proliferation and ...
Valdemar Wendelboe Nielsen, Simon Francis Thomsen   +1 more
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Generating Functional and Highly Proliferative Melanocytes Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: A Promising Tool for Biotherapeutic Approaches to Treat Skin Pigmentation Disorders. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2023
Saidani M, Darle A, Jarrige M, Polveche H, El Kassar L, Julié S, Bessou-Touya S, Holic N, Lemaitre G, Martinat C, Baldeschi C, Allouche J.   +11 more
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The Impact of Sleep Quality on Skin Color [PDF]

Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Sleep plays a crucial role in regulating immune, endocrine, and skin functions. Increasing evidence suggests that sleep deprivation and circadian rhythm disruption can impact skin pigmentation by influencing melanocyte biology, hormonal balance, and ...
Jiali Xu, Xiaoxuan Cai, Jianjun Qiao, Hong Fang   +3 more
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First record of pigmentation disorder in the Fringe-lipped Bat Trachops cirrhosus (Spix, 1823) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from southeast Brazil [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2019
Piebaldism is a genetic pigmentation disorder, which is caused by absence of melanocytes in parts of the skin and/or hair follicles, with eyes and claws normally pigmented.
Ianna Borloti, Vinícius Pimenta, Albert Ditchfield   +2 more
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Pathological modelling of pigmentation disorders associated with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) revealed an impaired melanogenesis pathway in iPS-derived melanocytes. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2018
Lo Cicero A, Saidani M, Allouche J, Egesipe AL, Hoch L, Bruge C, Sigaudy S, De Sandre-Giovannoli A, Levy N, Baldeschi C, Nissan X.   +10 more
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Identification of the Mitf gene mutation causing congenital deafness and pigmentation disorders in porcupines using BSA-Seq. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li K, Huo C, Long H, Tang K, Zhang S.
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Plants as Modulators of Melanogenesis: Role of Extracts, Pure Compounds and Patented Compositions in Therapy of Pigmentation Disorders. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2022
Merecz-Sadowska A, Sitarek P, Stelmach J, Zajdel K, Kucharska E, Zajdel R.   +5 more
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Scar Symptoms: Pigmentation Disorders [PDF]

, 2020
Pijpe A, Gardien KLM, van Meijeren-Hoogendoorn RE, Middelkoop E, van Zuijlen PPM.   +4 more
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Segmental pigmentation disorder: A rare form of cutaneous dyspigmentation

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2017
Background: Segmental pigmentation disorder (SegPD) is a rare type of cutaneous dyspigmentation. This hereditary disorder, first described some 20 years ago, is characterized by hypo and hyperpigmented patches on the trunk, extremities and less likely on
Kamran Balighi, Kambiz Kamyab, Arghavan Azizpour, Elahe Amini, Shabnam Fahim   +4 more
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