Facial skin coloration affects perceived health of human faces [PDF]
, 2009 I stephen was funded by a BBSRC Studentship. M Stirrat was funded by an EPSRC Studentship.Numerous researchers have examined the effects of skin condition, including texture and color, on the perception of health, age, and attractiveness in human faces ...
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Perceptions of carotenoid and melanin colouration in faces among young Australian adults
Australian Journal of Psychology, 2018 Objective Human skin colour is influenced by three pigments: haemoglobin, carotenoids, and melanin. Carotenoids are abundant in fruits and vegetables, and when consumed accumulate in all layers of the skin, predominantly imparting yellowness (b*).
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Effects of experimental brood size manipulation and gender on carotenoid levels of Eurasian kestrels Falco tinnunculus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 BACKGROUND:Animals use carotenoid-pigments for coloration, as antioxidants and as enhancers of the immune system. Carotenoid-dependent colours can thus signal individual quality and carotenoids have also been suggested to mediate life-history trade-offs.
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You are what you eat : Within-subject increases in fruit and vegetable consumption confer beneficial skin-color changes [PDF]
, 2012 R Whitehead was funded by an ESRC Studentship.Background: Fruit and vegetable consumption and ingestion of carotenoids have been found to be associated with human skin-color (yellowness) in a recent cross-sectional study. This carotenoid-based coloration
Xiao, Dengke +14 more
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Dietary effect of carotenoids from golden snail eggs on colour enhancement in Koi fish Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758 [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyThis study aims to evaluate the growth and pigmentation of koi fish (Cyprinus carpio) fed with carotenoids from golden snail eggs (GSE). Fish were fed a control diet (0 ppm), supplemented with 75 ppm, 150 ppm and 225 ppm of carotenoid from GSE for 60 ...
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Carotenoid Profiling of Yellow-Flesh Peach Fruit
Foods, 2022 In this study, the carotenoid profiles and content in 132 cultivars of yellow-flesh peach having different fruit developmental periods (short, middle, and long), fruit surface indumenta (glabrous and pubescent skin), and flesh colors (yellow, golden, and
Bintao Zhao +8 more
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Skin blood perfusion and oxygenation colour affect perceived human health [PDF]
, 2009 I Stephen was funded by a BBSRC Studentship.Skin blood perfusion and oxygenation depends upon cardiovascular, hormonal and circulatory health in humans and provides socio-sexual signals of underlying physiology, dominance and reproductive status in some ...
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Yellow palms and soles: A rare skin manifestation in diabetes mellitus
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013 Carotenemia with its yellowish-red tint is found in diabetes. The frequency of this phenomenon is unknown and the relationship between skin color and blood carotenoid level is controversial. Frequently the suspicion of diabetes arising from inspection of
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Carotenoid coloration and coloration-linked gene expression in red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) tissues
BMC Veterinary Research, 2021 Background Production, marketability and consumer preference of red tilapia often depends upon the intensity of coloration. Hence, new approaches to develop coloration are now geared to improve market acceptability and profit.
Khristina G. Judan Cruz +4 more
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Carotenoid biosynthesis and overproduction in Corynebacterium glutamicum [PDF]
, 2012 Heider S, Peters-Wendisch P, Wendisch VF. Carotenoid biosynthesis and overproduction in Corynebacterium glutamicum. BMC Microbiology. 2012;12(1): 198.Background Corynebacterium glutamicum contains the glycosylated C50 carotenoid decaprenoxanthin as ...
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