What is the advantage of having melanin in parts of the central nervous system (e.g. substantia nigra)?
Costin
Gertrude-Emilia
GE
Pigment Cell Biology Section, Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. costing@mail.nih.gov
D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008543:Melanins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000378:metabolism; D010858:Pigmentation; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000378:metabolism
D008543:Melanins; D008670:Metals; C014121:neuromelanin; D007501:Iron