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  • Title: Melanocyte metabolites in the urine of people of different skin colour.
    Author: Wirestrand LE, Hansson C, Rosengren E, Rorsman H.
    Journal: Acta Derm Venereol; 1985; 65(4):345-8. PubMed ID: 2413694.
    Abstract:
    The urinary excretion of 2 melanocyte metabolites was studied in normal people of different skin type. The sulphur-free indole derivative 6-hydroxy-5-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid was excreted in larger quantities by people with genetically dark skin, whereas the excretion of 5-S-cysteinyldopa was not related to pigment type. No correlation between 5-S-cysteinyldopa and 6-hydroxy-5-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid excretion emerged.
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