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Melanocytes

Melanocytes Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Melanocytes Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Melanocytes?

Epidermal dendritic pigment cells which control long-term morphological color changes by alteration in their number or in the amount of pigment they produce and store in the pigment containing organelles called MELANOSOMES; MELANOPHORES are larger cells which do not exist in mammals.

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