Melanosit: Perbezaan antara semakan

Since the action spectrum of [[sunburn]] and melanogenesis are virtually identical, it is assumed that they are induced by the same mechanism.<ref name=Parrish1982> {{cite journal |author=John A. Parrish, Kurt F. Jaenicke, R. Rox Anderson |title=Erythema And Melanogenesis Action Spectra Of Normal Human Skin |url= http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1751-1097.1982.tb04362.x |journal=Photochemistry and Photobiology |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages= 187–191 |year=1982 |doi=10.1111/j.1751-1097.1982.tb04362.x}}</ref> The agreement of the action spectrum with the absorption spectrum of DNA points towards the formation of [[cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer]]s ([[direct DNA damage]]). The [[acronym]] for cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers is CPDs.