title: Evidence that stress to the epidermal barrier influenced the development of pigmentation in humans.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. eliasp@derm.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: Gopinathan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Bruce K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Wetzel
authors.forename: John Jack W
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D004817:Epidermis / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D008543:Melanins / Q000502:physiology; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D012880:Skin Pigmentation / Q000502:physiology*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins; D014807:Vitamin D