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"Melanosomes"
Keywords:
melanocytes
,
melanin
,
keratinocytes
,
epidermal
,
pigment
Organelles inside Melanocytes that produce melanin granules.
phpsc.com
Packets of pigment (melanin) made by melanocytes. These pigmented melanosomes are transferred from melanocytes to epidermal cells (keratinocytes). The melanosomes found in dark skin are larger and more numerous than those found in lighter skin.
rodanandfields.com
The membrane packet that holds the melanin pigment.
dermascope.com