Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
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Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
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Chapter 6, Problem 2WWTS
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The skin color is due to the melanin pigment. Melanin is produced by the melanocytes of epidermis layer and after that gets accumulated in the keratinocytes of the stratum basale and stratum spinosum layers of epidermis.
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Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
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