About The Medical Condition Melanocytes

ClusterMed

Find the definition of the medical term Melanocytes. Melanocytes defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.

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.

More Medical Conditions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day

  • Teaching, Remedial ‐ Specialized instruction for students deviating from the expected…
  • Tetracemate ‐ A chelating agent (CHELATING AGENTS) that sequesters a variety…
  • Ductal Carcinomas ‐ An invasive (infiltrating) carcinoma of the breast. This carcinoma…
  • Record, Hospital ‐ Compilations of data on hospital activities and programs; excludes…
  • Sodium Ion Channels ‐ Cell membrane glycoproteins selective for sodium ions. Fast sodium…
  • Relation, Centric ‐ The location of the maxillary and the mandibular condyles when…
  • Pattern, Feeding ‐ Behavioral responses or sequences associated with eating including…
  • Rhamnose ‐ A methylpentose whose L- isomer is found naturally in many plant…
  • Dexon-S ‐ A biocompatible polymer used as a surgical suture…
  • Interferon Alfa-2c, Recombinant ‐ A recombinant alfa interferon consisting of 165 amino acids with…