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melanosome
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melanosome /mel·a·no·some/ (mel´ah-no-sōm″) any of the granules within the melanocytes that contain tyrosinase and synthesizes melanin; they are transferred from the melanocytes to keratinocytes.
mel·a·no·some (ml-n-sm, m-ln-)
n.
Any of the usually oval pigment granules that are produced by melanocytes.
melanosome
[mel′ənōsōm′]
one of the oval pigment granules within melanocytes that synthesize melanin.
melanosome [mel´ah-no-sōm″]
any of the granules that contain melanin. The melanin is synthesized within melanocytes; then the melanosomes are transferred to keratinocytes.
melanosome
any of the granules that contain melanin. The melanin is synthesized within melanocytes, then the melanosomes are transferred to keratinocytes.
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