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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Melanocytes
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Melanocitos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Melanócitos
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Synonyms English:
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Melanocyte
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Tree Number:
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A11.409.750
A11.436.613
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Definition English:
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Mammalian pigment cells that produce MELANINS, pigments found mainly in the EPIDERMIS, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called melanogenesis. Coloration can be altered by the number of melanocytes or the amount of pigment produced and stored in the organelles called MELANOSOMES. The large non-mammalian melanin-containing cells are called MELANOPHORES. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with MELANOPHORES
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History Note English:
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72(69)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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8713
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Unique Identifier:
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D008544
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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