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| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008543
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008543
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| Preferred Name | Melanins |
| Definitions |
Melanins of the plant kingdom.
Insoluble polymers of TYROSINE derivatives found in and causing darkness in skin (SKIN PIGMENTATION), hair, and feathers providing protection against SUNBURN induced by SUNLIGHT. CAROTENES contribute yellow and red coloration.
Melanins of the animal kingdom.
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| Synonyms |
Allomelanins
Phaeomelanins
Melanin
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | Melanins of the plant kingdom. Insoluble polymers of TYROSINE derivatives found in and causing darkness in skin (SKIN PIGMENTATION), hair, and feathers providing protection against SUNBURN induced by SUNLIGHT. CAROTENES contribute yellow and red coloration. Melanins of the animal kingdom. |
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| altLabel |
Allomelanins
Phaeomelanins
Melanin
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| prefLabel | Melanins
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| Machine permutation | 78; was MELANIN 1963-77
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| HN | 78; was MELANIN 1963-77
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| type | |
| tui |
T109
T123
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| TERMUI |
T025421
T025420
T610499
T610498
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| TH |
NLM (1966)
UNK (19XX)
NLM (2006)
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| MMR | 20050630
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| notation | D008543
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| Inverse of AQ |
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| DX | 19780101
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| cui |
C1563747
C0025196
C1563748
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| DC | 1
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| MN |
D12.125.072.050.875.379
D23.767.620
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| AQL | AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
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| Inverse of RB | 0
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| OL | use MELANINS to search MELANIN 1966-77
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| MDA | 19990101
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