Sentences with phrase «change pigment production»
«Knowing that immune cytokines can change pigment production in melanocytes, while also knowing that chronic inflammation has the potential to increase the number of melanocytes, has clear implications for the design of future therapies to address a set of common skin disorders,» says Dr. Krueger, director of Milstein Research Program and D. Martin Carter Professor in Clinical Investigation.
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Melanocytes respond by altering gene transcription, and these changes in gene expression profiles result in easily quantifiable phenotypes such as modified pigment production (a hallmark of melanocyte differentiation state) and changes in morphological cell properties.
The cells produce the pigment melanin, which is chemically linked to adrenaline (also known as epinephrine), the «fight or flight» hormone whose production is affected by changes in the animals» fear responses.