What is the function of melanin? Melanin describes the group of natural pigments that is responsible for skin and hair pigmentation and photoprotection of the skin and eye. Deficiency in melanin can cause several disorders and diseases including vitiligo, deafness,...
Keratinocytes and Epidermis The outer layer of the skin, the epidermis, is composed mainly by keratinocytes, which represent around 90% of the cells in that layer[1], [2]. They play a role in immune responses, by acting as barrier and preventing the entrance of...
*Quote by Renée Rouleau The skin is the largest organ of the body, spanning an area of 1.8 square meters and forming the border between the body’s inner organs, bones, muscles and the outer environment. Nerve endings and receptors in the skin allow us to interact...
