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Melanin Absorption

Melanin Absorption is a biophysical phenomenon in which melanin, a natural pigment in biological tissues, selectively attenuates incident electromagnetic radiation through the conversion of photon energy into thermal energy, predominantly in the ultraviolet and visible spectral ranges.

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THE CHEMISTRY OF MELANIN

Howard S. Mason · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1948 · 619 citations · Full text

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Characterization of melanin-concentrating hormone in chum salmon pituitaries

Hiroshi Kawauchi, Ichiro Kawazoe, Makoto Tsubokawa et al. · Nature · 1983 · 606 citations

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Skin Melanin, Hemoglobin, and Light Scattering Properties can be Quantitatively Assessed In Vivo Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

George Zonios, Julie L. Bykowski, Nikiforos Kollias · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2001 · 474 citations · Full text

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Photoprotection by melanin—a comparison of black and Caucasian skin

Kays H. Kaidbey, Patricia Poh Agin, Robert M. Sayre et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1979 · 468 citations

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Quantitative assessment of skin layers absorption and skin reflectance spectra simulation in the visible and near-infrared spectral regions

Igor Meglinski, Stephen J. Matcher · Physiological Measurement · 2002 · 405 citations · Full text

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    John D. Simon

    Duke University, United States

    11 publications · 379 citations

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    Nikiforos Kollias

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    9 publications · 1.5K citations

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    J. Stuart Nelson

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    7 publications · 378 citations

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    Shosuke Ito

    Fujita Health University, Japan

    7 publications · 924 citations

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    Steven L. Jacques

    Oregon Health & Science University, United States

    6 publications · 423 citations

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    47 publications

    4.8K citations

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    13 h-index

    48 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    12 h-index

    41 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    9 h-index

    25 publications

    2K citations

  5. Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic

    Irvine, United States

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Jagiellonian University

    Krakow, Poland

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    518 citations

  8. University of Parma

    Parma, Italy

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    516 citations

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  1. Photochemistry and Photobiology

    26 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Investigative Dermatology

    JID · 18 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 19 publications · 638 citations

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  4. Journal of Biomedical Optics

    12 publications · 930 citations

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