Authors: William Montagna, Giuseppe Prota, Jr., John A. Kenney
This book is the first to concentrate on the structure and function of black skin. There are some physiological and structural differences between black and white skin; an area of intense interest is that of differences in response to sunlight and other damaging agents. An understanding of response to damaging agents is central to the problems of preventing or
forestalling the early effects of aging in skin (a goal that is responsible for the current expansion in
dermatological research).This book provides a concise
multi-disciplinary insight into the biology, physiology, and chemistry of black skin. Primary emphasis is on the nature and origin of the pigmentary color and how this is related…
