Assertion: melanin | /r/CapableOf | protect the skin
Facets:
value: from uv damage
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: normally
type: DEGREE
value: against damage from sunlight
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: (uv radiation)
type: OTHER
value: apart from
type: OTHER
value: from the ultra violet
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It can absorb the rays that are harmful and it can protect the skin from the ultra violet.
text: Thus, melanin prevents the skin from the potentially damaging effects of UV light.
text: Apart from conferring coloration, the melanins also protect the skin against damage from sunlight (UV radiation).
text: Melanin protects the skin from extracellular stimuli such as solar irradiation, however, the over-accumulation of melanin can induce a number of hyperpigmentary skin conditions causing critical problems to appearance (Mort et al., 2015).
text: Melanin normally protects the skin from UV (ultraviolet) damage, so people with albinism are more sensitive to sun exposure.
text: Melanin is a natural skin pigment which protects the skin from UV damage.