Prevention of kidney stones may include a combination of lifestyle changes and medications. Lifestyle changes. You may reduce your risk of kidney stones if you: Drink water throughout the day. For people with a history of kidney stones, doctors usually recommend passing about 2.6 quarts (2.5 liters) of urine a day.
Melanin is the pigment that gives your skin its color, and it is produced in specialized skin cells called melanocytes. The darker your skin is, the more melanin these cells produce. They can be found deep in the epidermis, close to the basement membrane.
Melanocytes are the cells that synthesize pigment. Through a series of enzymatic reactions these cells efficiently produce melanin pigment that determines skin color. Once it is formed, melanin is packaged into tiny vesicles called melanosomes. The melanocyte has tiny tentacles that it uses to transfer melanosomes to other skin cells. It is interesting to note that dark-skinned patients do not have more melanocytes but instead have melanocytes with more pigment producing power.