Eumelanin is brown or black color pigment and protects the skin from absorbing the harmful UV rays. People with darker skin tones have more of Eumelanin.This is the reason melanin pigments are called as photo-protectants which means a substance that can provide protection from the harmful sun rays.
Medial branch block is a relatively simple diagnostic procedure that Dr. Franiak may recommend. The facet. joints are the little joints along the spine where two vertebrae meet. If there is arthritis or degeneration along those. joints, the doctor may be suspicious that some or all of your pain is coming from those joints.
The results can help you decide whether to have amniocentesis, an invasive diagnostic test, to find out for sure about your baby's condition. Screening tests tell you how likely it is that your baby has a condition, but only a diagnostic test like amniocentesis tells you whether your baby actually has the condition. While the quad screen carries no risk for the mom or baby, amniocentesis does have a small risk of miscarriage.