"Melanophores" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D008547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.265.531
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanophores" by people in Profiles.
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Actin microfilaments in melanophores of Fundulus heteroclitus. Their possible involvement in melanosome migration. Cell Tissue Res. 1978 Oct 30; 193(3):387-97.
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The effects of lumicolchicine, colchicine and vinblastine on pigment migration in fish chromatophores. J Exp Zool. 1978 Jul; 205(1):95-110.