South Africa, bathed in intense sunlight, grapples with an epidemic of hyperpigmentation and melasma. These skin conditions, ...

There are many different types of skin conditions that can affect a horse at any time in their life. Typically, skin conditions are easy to spot, but they can be difficult to diagnose and frustrating ...

The stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the epidermis. Sometimes referred to as the horny layer of the skin, the stratum corneum is composed mainly of lipids (fats) and keratin, the protein ...

Although extracutaneous complications and melanoma can occur, they are uncommon, and most patients with nevus of Ota suffer from the psychological impact of cosmetic disfigurement. Before laser ...

2002; Moreno Arias & Ferrando, 2001). Increased melanin production, but normal number of melanocytes. May involve epidermis, dermis, or both. More common in women and darker-complexioned persons.

The dermis: Located under the epidermis; most of the structures of the skin are ... The skin responds to UV rays by producing the pigment melanin in cells called melanocytes. If overexposure to the ...

Melanoma is a type of cancer that starts in cells called melanocytes. These are found in the skin, the layer of tissue lining some parts of your body (mucous membrane) and the eye. This section is ...

Department of Dermatology, Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease characterized by the loss of functional ...

The epidermis was carefully detached from the dermis with the use of forceps. Keratinocytes and melanocytes were dissociated from the epidermis in a trypsin/EDTA solution (0.05% trypsin 1–500 [Gibco, ...

Fact checked by Anna Harris Reviewed by Julia A. Siegel, MD The skin barrier has been a popular topic of discussion within the beauty industry lately, and for good reason. Its health is crucial to ...

Urtatiz and colleagues propose that gain-of-function mutations affecting the G-α-q signaling pathway are not tolerated in melanocytes residing in the interfollicular epidermis because of paracrine ...