title: Does melanin do more than protect from light?
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurobiology, Boston, Mass 02115.
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Dräger
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Balkema
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D008543:Melanins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000235:genetics; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins; D002118:Calcium