Question 8 of 10 A 32-year-old woman returning from her first snow skiing experience complains that her fingers bothered her after being outside for an hour, and that her symptoms resolved after being inside for 15 minutes. The clinician asks her if she noticed any change in color. What pigment change is consistent with her symptoms in the cold outdoor temperature? Decrease of melanin. Increase of keratin. Increase of melanin. Increase of deoxyhemoglobin. Increase of oxyhemoglobin.
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