melanocyte

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melanosit
(Tıp) Melanin yapan hürce melanosit
(Tıp) Bakınız: Melanophore

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melanocytes
melanosit
English - English
A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin
{i} pigment cell, cell which produces melanin (Biology)
A cell that produces melanin Back
Cell in the skin that produces and contains the pigment called melanin
Skin cell that is able to produce melanin and can be found in the basal layer of the epidermis
A skin cell that produces and stores the pigment melanin
a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone
n (meh-LAN-o-site) Type of cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin that gives skin its natural color Melanoma skin cancer occurs in the melanocytes

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melanocyte-stimulating hormone
a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
melanocytes
Cells that transfer their products, melanosomes, to the epidermis Tyrosinase synthesis takes place in the melanocytes
melanocytes
Skin cells that produce a pigment called melanin; these cells can become cancerous and change into malignant melanoma
melanocytes
plural of melanocyte
melanocytes
Pigmented cells, which are found among the cells of the deepest layer of the epidermis, which synthesize melanin
melanocytes
the cells which produce the pigment melanin, found in the germinating layer of the epidermis
melanocytes
Cells in the skin that produce and contain the pigment called melanin
melanocytes
cells present in the epidermis that produce melanin (skin pigment)
melanocytes
Specialized skin cells that produce the pigment melanin
melanocyte

    Hyphenation

    mel·a·no·cyte

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    Etymology

    [ m&-'la-n&-"sIt, 'me-l& ] (noun.) circa 1890. melano- + -cyte
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