Pigmentary fluctuation and hormonal changes.
Skin colour was determined by reflectance spectrophotometry at 426, 550 and 685 nm wavelength. The data is interpreted by converting 426 and 685 nm into logarithmic and antilogarithmic values. The study indicates the existence of sexual diamorphism in colour. Further, the variability in pigmentation is also not similar in both sexes.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D011627:Puberty; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D013053:Spectrophotometry
D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones