"Chromatophores" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The large pigment cells of fish, amphibia, reptiles and many invertebrates which actively disperse and aggregate their pigment granules. These cells include MELANOPHORES, erythrophores, xanthophores, leucophores and iridiophores. (In algae, chromatophores refer to CHLOROPLASTS. In phototrophic bacteria chromatophores refer to membranous organelles (BACTERIAL CHROMATOPHORES).)
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D002856
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.265
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chromatophores" by people in Profiles.
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Visualization of microtubules of cells in situ by indirect immunofluorescence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1980 Nov; 77(11):6657-61.
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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.