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A). What is melanin's productive functions? B). Explain the role of sunlight Vitamin D production. C). How do sweat and sebum differ in their productive functions of skin?

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Publisher:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Chapter5: The Integumentary System

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Problem 27CTQ: Explain the differences between eccrine and apocrine sweat glands.

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