A Comprehensive Review of Mammalian Pigmentation: Paving the Way for Innovative Hair Colour-Changing Cosmetics

The natural colour of hair shafts is formed at the bulb of hair follicles, and it is coupled to the hair growth cycle. Three critical processes must happen for efficient pigmentation: (1) melanosome biogenesis in neural crest-derived melanocytes, (2) the biochemical synthesis of melanins (melanogene...

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Main Authors: Bruno Fernandes, Artur Cavaco-Paulo, Teresa Matamá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/2/290