Sentences with phrase «lack of pigment cells»
«The lack of pigment cells causes the death of the nerve cells that need to develop for hearing to occur.»
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A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition in 2008 found that 198 subjects who followed a strict raw food diet lacked antioxidant lycopene — a red pigment found in tomatoes and proven to protect cells from free radicals and fight collagen depletion, heart disease and skin cancer.
«The lack of pigment on the head causes the pigment cells in the inner ear to fail to develop, or they may be lacking entirely,» Strain says.