Racial Differences of Pigmentation in the Human Vestibular Organs

Conclusions There is greater melanin pigmentation within the vestibular system of African Americans than in Caucasians, similar to what has been described in the cochlea. Racial differences in vestibular physiologic function have been observed in the literature and may be explained by differences in melanin pigmentation.

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Source: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - August 31, 2016 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Erbele, I. D., Lin, F. R., Agrawal, Y., Francis, H. W., Carey, J. P., Chien, W. W. Tags: Otology and Neurotology Source Type: research