The Best Tasting Fish In The World, Ranked 25) Rainbow Trout: This was one of the first fish I ever recall truly loving. We used to catch these in the Smokey Mountains in North Carolina when I was a kid and would cook them camping.
Both melanocyte-stimulating hormone and Î±-MSH are capable of stimulating melanin production in sun exposed areas under the action of ultraviolet light. Prolonged dosages of Î±-MSH, however, will not only increase pigmentation of the skin, but may also cause hypertrichosis (excessive hair growth) and skin atrophy.
At the bottom of the basal layers of our skin we have these cells call melanocytes. These cells are responsible for the production of melanin through a process called melanogenesis. Melanin is the pigment that gives our skin, eyes and hair its color[1]. It is also one of the several skin chromophores our skin supports. Chromophores are molecules that absorb light. In doing so, they impart a specific color. ( we will discuss light absorption and color in another science post).