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Definition of Melanocytes
1. melanocyte [n] - See also: melanocyte
Lexicographical Neighbors of Melanocytes
Literary usage of Melanocytes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The alleles of id locus apparently influence tyro- ivity and, as a consequence,
pig- by acting on melanocytes to reduce vels below those necessary to pro- ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"It was concluded that tobacco smoking stimulates oral melanocytes to a higher
melanin production also ¡n dark-skinned ethnic groups. (Auth. Abs.) 91-4218. ..."
3. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"The specific role of the pigment-containing melanocytes in the inner ear is
unknown; however, many defects in pigmentation are part of a constellation of ..."
4. Proposed National Strategies For The Prevention Of Leading Work-related (1988)
"Structure stratum corneum squamous and basal cells of epidermis melanocytes and
melanin Langerhans cells, lymphatics, dermal macrophages Merkel cells, ..."
5. General surgery by Eugen Fröhner (1906)
"... frequently contains no iron ; it arises from specific embryonal, pigment-forming
cells, the melanocytes ..."
6. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"Some of the details of regulation of a cascade that controls Mart-1 and a number
of other genes expressed in melanocytes have been worked out in detail. ..."
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