Distribution des mélanosomes
Table 1. Distribution of melanosomes within keratinocytes of various skin types (mean ± SD) | |||||||
Group | Description of group | Distribution (percentage) |
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Individual | Clusters combined | Clusters categorized |
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2-3 | 4-6 | > 6 |
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1 | Asian boys (mean age = 12 years, n = 3) | 63.25 ± 7.16 | 36.75 ± 7.16 | 30.55 ± 2.99 | 5.13 ± 3.34 | 1.07 ± 0.94 |
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2 | Young adult Asian women (mean age = 24 years, n = 3) | 66.55 ± 15.06 | 33.45 ± 15.06 | 26.56 ± 8.58 | 6.17 ± 5.86 | 0.72 ± 1.24 |
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3 | Young adult Asian men (mean age = 26 years, n = 3) | 57.17 ± 14.02 | 42.83 ± 14.02 | 29.16 ± 6.98 | 11.08 ± 5.83 | 2.59 ± 2.93 |
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4 | Older Asian women (mean age = 48 years, n = 3) | 55.02 ± 21.88 | 44.98 ± 21.88 | 32.11 ± 11.63 | 9.97 ± 8.13 | 2.90 ± 2.75 |
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5 | Older Asian men (mean age = 63 years, n = 3) | 70.81 ± 7.48 | 29.19 ± 7.48 | 22.80 ± 4.98 | 6.11 ± 2.61 | 0.28 ± 0.48 |
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Mean | Asian population (mean age = 35 years, n = 15) | 62.56 ± 6.53a | 37.44 ± 6.32b | 28.24 ± 3.65 | 7.69 ± 2.65 | 1.51 ± 1.00 |
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6 | African/Americans (mean age = 29 years, n = 3) | 88.90 ± 0.58a | 11.10 ± 0.58b | 10.20 ± 0.94 | 1.18 ± 1.08 | 0.12 ± 0.18 |
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7 | Caucasians (mean age = 32 years, n = 3) | 15.48 ± 4.90a | 84.52 ± 4.90b | 56.07 ± 2.69 | 24.20 ± 5.43 | 4.25 ± 1.14 |
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