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Descriptor English: Melanophores
Descriptor Spanish: Melanóforos
Descriptor melanóforos
Scope note: Cromatóforos (grandes células pigmentadas de los peces, anfibios, reptiles y muchos invertebrados) que contienen melanina. Los cambios del color producidos a corto plazo son causados por una redistribución activa en el melanóforo de las organelas que contienen el pigmento (MELANOSOMAS). Los mamíferos no tienen melanóforos, sin embargo conservan células pigmentadas más pequeñas conocidas como MELANOCITOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Melanóforos
Descriptor French: Mélanophores
Entry term(s): Melanophore
Tree number(s): A11.436.265.531
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008547
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: do not confuse with MELANOCYTES
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Chromatophores (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 78; was see under CHROMATOPHORES 1963-77
Online Note: search CHROMATOPHORES 1966-74
History Note: 78(75); was see under CHROMATOPHORES 1963-77
DeCS ID: 8715
Unique ID: D008547
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1998/06/10
Melanophores - Preferred
Concept UI M0013314
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Melanophores
Entry term(s) Melanophore



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