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Descriptor
English
:
Melanophores
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Melanóforos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Melanóforos
Tree Number:
A11.436.265.531
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
MELANOCYTES
History Note
English
:
78(75); was see under CHROMATOPHORES 1963-77
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
8715
Unique Identifier:
D008547
Occurrence in VHL
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