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Pigment

Known as: pigments 
A substance that gives color to tissue. Pigments are responsible for the color of skin, eyes, and hair.
National Institutes of Health

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BURNT UMBEREye ColorPigmentation

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Biological Factors

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Pigment compendium : a dictionary and optical microscopy of historical pigments
Introductory essays Pigments in colour order, including photographs, optical analysis, summary, references Dictionary of… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
The contribution of melanin to microbial pathogenesis
Melanins are enigmatic pigments that are produced by a wide variety of microorganisms including several species of pathogenic… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Ecological-Friendly Pigments From Fungi
The dyestuff industry is suffering from the increases in costs of feedstock and energy for dye synthesis, and they are under… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Ochre-differentiation through micro-Raman and micro-FTIR spectroscopies: application on wall paintings at Meteora and Mount Athos, Greece.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Retinal age pigments generated by self-assembling lysosomotropic detergents
A UNIVERSAL biomarker of cellular ageing in eukaryotic postmitotic cells is the appearance over time of autofluorescent lysosomal… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Interaction of radicals from water radiolysis with melanin.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The macular pigment. I. Absorbance spectra, localization, and discrimination from other yellow pigments in primate retinas.
The nonbleaching yellow pigments of the primate fovea were studied by microspectrophotometry (MSP). Retinas fixed with… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
A syndrome associating partial albinism and immunodeficiency.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The summer disease. Some field evidence on seasonality in childhood lead poisoning.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Spectral sensitivity of color-blind observers and the cone photopigments.
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