"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,
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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.
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D008544
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.613
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Proteasome inhibitors trigger NOXA-mediated apoptosis in melanoma and myeloma cells. Cancer Res. 2005 Jul 15; 65(14):6282-93.
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Laugier and Hunziker pigmentation: a lentiginous proliferation of melanocytes. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 May; 50(5 Suppl):S70-4.
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Expansion of vitiligo lesions is associated with reduced epidermal CDw60 expression and increased expression of HLA-DR in perilesional skin. Br J Dermatol. 2003 Oct; 149(4):739-48.
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MR of leptomeningeal melanosis in children. Eur J Radiol. 1995 Jul; 20(2):93-9.