Black Skin: Structure and Function | RDL Research Database

Abstract

Skin Color and the Evolution of Humankind. The Structure of Black Skin. Biological Differences Between Blacks and Whites. Skin Melanocytes. Cutaneous Melanins and Related Metabolites. Pigmentary Disorders that Occur in Black Skin. The Dermatology of Black Skin. Wound Healing and the Formation of Keloids. Cosmetics for Black Skin.

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Skin colorDermatologyCosmeticsMedicinePathologyComputer science

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Year: 1993
Type: book
Citations: 27
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                                    William Montagna, 
                                
                                    Giuseppe Prota, 
                                
                                    John A. Kenney
                                
                            (1993). 
                            Black Skin: Structure and Function. 
                            
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