The evolution of human skin colouration and its relevance to health in the modern world

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-63

  Jablonski, N G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depigmentation; Melanin; Migration; Natural selection; Urbanisation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; 7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; EUMELANIN; FOLIC ACID; MELANIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; VITAMIN D;

CANCER RISK; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEPIGMENTATION; DNA REPAIR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR GENE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D METABOLISM;

AFRICA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH; HUMANS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84862645171     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2012.114     Document Type: Review

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