Sentences with phrase «of pheomelanin»

Melanins are the most common animal pigments but because the production of pheomelanin (one type of melanin, the other type being eumelanin) uses up antioxidants, animals that produce the most pheomelanins are more susceptible to the effects of ionizing radiation.

Eumelanin makes us develop a suntan and gives colour to brown and black hair, whereas those with red hair and pale skin instead have high levels of pheomelanin.

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These pigments, which are both forms of melanin, are Pheomelanin (red) and Eumelanin (black).