"Melanocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Mammalian pigment cells that produce MELANINS, pigments found mainly in the EPIDERMIS, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called melanogenesis. Coloration can be altered by the number of melanocytes or the amount of pigment produced and stored in the organelles called MELANOSOMES. The large non-mammalian melanin-containing cells are called MELANOPHORES.
| Descriptor ID |
D008544
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.613
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Mapping epidermal and dermal cellular senescence in human skin aging. Aging Cell. 2025 Jan; 24(1):e14358.
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MULTIPLYING BROWN SPOTS. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2024 Sep 01; 18(5):642-646.
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Diagnostic utility of SOX10 immunostaining in benign lichenoid keratosis: A study of 21 cases. J Cutan Pathol. 2023 Jan; 50(1):51-55.
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"Puffy shirt appearance": Cell crowding at low magnification may represent nevoid melanoma. J Cutan Pathol. 2019 Nov; 46(11):805-809.
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Suppression of Type I Interferon Signaling Overcomes Oncogene-Induced Senescence and Mediates Melanoma Development and Progression. Cell Rep. 2016 Apr 05; 15(1):171-180.
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Differential diagnosis of heavily pigmented melanocytic lesions: challenges and diagnostic approach. J Clin Pathol. 2015 Dec; 68(12):963-70.
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Buckle up! Transposon mutagenesis can differentiate melanoma drivers from their many passengers. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2015 Nov; 28(6):646-7.
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Intermediate-grade meningeal melanocytoma associated with nevus of Ota: a case report and review of the literature. Melanoma Res. 2015 Aug; 25(4):273-8.
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Atypical histopathologic features in a melanocytic nevus after cryotherapy and pregnancy. J Cutan Pathol. 2014 Oct; 41(10):802-5.
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Atypical Spitzoid neoplasms: a review of potential markers of biological behavior including sentinel node biopsy. Melanoma Res. 2014 Oct; 24(5):437-47.