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Noun Concept
Categories: Skin anatomy, Pigment cells, Human cells, Articles with short description
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melanocyte  Melanocytes  melanocytic  melanogenesis  melanogenic
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A cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone WordNet 3.0
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A cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Melanocytes are melanin-producing neural crest-derived cells located in the bottom layer of the skin's epidermis, the middle layer of the eye, the inner ear, vaginal epithelium, meninges, bones, and heart. Wikipedia
Melanin-producing cell type often on the skin Wikidata
A cell in the skin and eyes that produces and contains the pigment called melanin. OmegaWiki
A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin. Wiktionary
Pigment cell. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
epidermal cell
surname
cell type
chromatophore
PART OF
epidermis
stratum germinativum
HAS KIND
nevus cell
DEVELOPS FROM
melanoblast
FOUND IN TAXON
mammal
PRODUCT OR MATERIAL PRODUCED
melanin
WRITING SYSTEM
roman
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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melanocyte
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melanocyte
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melanocyte
Wiktionary
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melanocyte
OmegaWiki
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melanocyte
Wikipedia Redirections
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melanocytes, melanocytic, melanogenesis, melanogenic, pigment cells
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Melanocytes

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