MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : melanocyte;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with MELANOPHORES;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanocyte;
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.