Showing Results for
- Academic Journals (71)
Search Results
- 71
Academic Journals
- 71
-
From:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 61, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedByline: Soh-Eun. Ahn, Seong-Woo. Kim, Jaeryung. Oh, Kuhl. Huh Sir, A 55-year-old man complaining of recurring obscured vision in both eyes presented to our clinic during his second episode of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada...
-
From:Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery (Vol. 5, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedByline: Somesh. Gupta, Jean-Paul. Ortonne, Vinod. Sharma, Michele. Verschoore Background: Idiopathic cutaneous hyperchromia at the orbital region (ICHOR) is a cutaneous hyperchromia characterised by bilateral...
-
From:Canadian Journal of Microbiology (Vol. 54, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAbstract: Melanin production by Shewanella algae BrY occurred during late- and (or) post-exponential growth in lactate basal salts liquid medium supplemented with tyrosine or phenylalanine. The antioxidant ascorbate...
-
From:Nature (Vol. 555, Issue 7696) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Mark H. T. Stappers [1]; Alexandra E. Clark [1]; Vishukumar Aimanianda [2]; Stefan Bidula [1]; Delyth M. Reid [1]; Patawee Asamaphan [1]; Sarah E. Hardison [1]; Ivy M. Dambuza [1]; Isabel Valsecchi [2];...
-
From:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Harjit. Kaur, Sanjeev. Jain, Roshan. Sharma Background: In dentistry, esthetics has a special place. Although gingival melanin pigmentation does not present a medical problem, clinicians are often faced with...
-
From:Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology (Vol. 73, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedByline: Rajiv. Joshi Nine patients, seven males and two females aged 6-14 years, presented with extensive, asymptomatic, brown-black macules and mildly elevated, pigmented lesions of a few months' duration. The sites...
-
From:Molecular Pathology (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedAbstract The pigmented neurones of the substantia nigra are typically lost in Parkinson's disease; however, the possible relation between neuronal vulnerability and the presence of neuromelanin has not been...
-
From:Ophthalmology Times (Vol. 29, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedVision-Ease Lens Inc. presents its polarized melanin sun lenses for absorbing light and blocking ultraviolet (UV) rays and high-energy visible light. The polycarbonate lenses use melanin--a natural light-absorbing...
-
From:Aquatic Mammals (Vol. 45, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedMelanin is a widespread pigment of the animal tegument. Two variants of melanin exist: (1) eumelanin, a dark brown pigment, and (2) pheomelanin, a reddish-orange pigment. While eumelanin is photoprotective, pheomelanin...
-
From:Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology (Vol. 13, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Recent studies have indicated that cytokines can enhance immunogenicity and promote tumor regression. However, the means for modulating cytokine production are not yet fully investigated. In this study we...
-
From:Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology (Vol. 18, Issue 14) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT Citrus fruits are the major source of flavonoids for humans, and flavanones are the main flavonoids in the Citrus species. Among the Citrus flavanones, the glycoside derivatives of naringenin, naringin and...
-
From:Nature (Vol. 555, Issue 7697) Peer-ReviewedMelanins are enigmatic pigments that have many roles, and the melanin in pathogenic fungi can aid host infection. Identification of a mammalian protein that recognizes melanin now reveals an antifungal defence pathway....
-
From:Human Biology (Vol. 66, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedStudies of pigmentation are abundant for specific populations and for later growth periods, but they are scarce for the immediate neonatal period--the first three days of life. The studies on newborn infants compiled by...
-
From:Nature (Vol. 486, Issue 7403) Peer-ReviewedInsects combat pathogenic bacteria by producing a polymer called melanin and depositing it onto the microbe's surface. But one bacterial species has a weapon of its own -- a cell-surface molecule that inhibits insects'...
-
From:Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology (Vol. 20, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedARTICLE INFO Keywords: Salidroside Paeonol Melanocytes Tyrosinase Melanin synthesis ABSTRACT Salidroside, the major active component of Rhodiola rosea, a herb with antioxidant, free radical...
-
From:Dermatology Nursing (Vol. 19, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedResearchers have identified a protein that plays an important, early role in the increase of protective skin pigmentation after exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The protein, called SOX9, is a transcription factor...
-
From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedMelanin is a natural pigment that is produced by filamentous fungi. In this study, the endophytic species, Spissiomyces endophytica (strain SDBR-CMU319), produced a brown-black pigment in the mycelia. Consequently, the...
-
From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedMelanins are ubiquitous and biologically important pigments, yet the molecular mechanisms that regulate their synthesis and biochemical composition are not fully understood. Here we present a study that supports a role...
-
From:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (Vol. 57, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Challa. Sundaram, G. Shantveer, Pamidi. Umabala, Vemu. Lakshmi Background: Dematiaceous fungi appear brown in tissue section due to melanin in their cell walls. When the brown color is not seen on routine H...
-
From:Advanced Coatings & Surface Technology (Vol. 22, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedMelanin is a ubiquitous biological macromolecular substance and possesses intriguing chemical and physical properties. It reveals significant electrical conductivity and photoconductivity as well as threshold and memory...