Melanosomal Damage in Normal Human Melan
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Shirley Gidanian; Mallory Mentelle; Frank L. Meyskens Jr; Patrick J. Farmer
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Melanins are ubiquitous catecholic pigments, formed in organelles called melanosomes within melanocytes, the function of which is to protect skin against harmful effects of UV radiation. Melanosomes within melanoma cells are characteristically abnormal, with fragmented melanin and disru