Mouth pigmentation patterns in a group of healthy South African Bantu.
1970
C W van Wyk
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008046
Lip
Either of the two fleshy, full-blooded margins of the mouth.
Philtrum,Lips,Philtrums
D008297
Male
Males
D008543
Melanins
Insoluble polymers of TYROSINE derivatives found in and causing darkness in skin (SKIN PIGMENTATION), hair, and feathers providing protection against SUNBURN induced by SUNLIGHT. CAROTENES contribute yellow and red coloration.
Allomelanins,Melanin,Phaeomelanins
D008875
Middle Aged
An adult aged 45 - 64 years.
Middle Age
D009055
Mouth
The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper.
Oral Cavity,Cavitas Oris,Cavitas oris propria,Mouth Cavity Proper,Oral Cavity Proper,Vestibule Oris,Vestibule of the Mouth,Cavity, Oral
D010159
Palate
The structure that forms the roof of the mouth. It consists of the anterior hard palate (PALATE, HARD) and the posterior soft palate (PALATE, SOFT).