melanophores - CISMeF

Preferred Label : melanophores;

MeSH definition : Chromatophores (large pigment cells of fish, amphibia, reptiles and many invertebrates) which contain melanin. Short term color changes are brought about by an active redistribution of the melanophores pigment containing organelles (MELANOSOMES). Mammals do not have melanophores; however they have retained smaller pigment cells known as MELANOCYTES.;

MeSH synonym : melanophore;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with MELANOCYTES;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanophores;

Details

Origin ID

D008547;

UMLS CUI

C0025207;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Melanophore [NCIt concept]
Indexing information
- melanin-concentrating hormone [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- melanophore-dispersing hormone [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- melanophores [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Melanophore [NCIt concept]

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