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melanoblast

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melanoblast /mel·a·no·blast/ (mel´ah-no-blast″) a cell that originates from the neural crest and develops into a melanocyte.
mel·a·no·blast (ml-n-blst, m-ln-)
n.
A precursor cell of a melanocyte or melanophore.
mela·no·blastic adj.
melanoblast
[mel′ənōblast′]
Etymology: Gk, melas, black, blastos, germ
an epithelial tissue cell containing black granules. It develops into a melanocyte from the neural crest and migrates to various parts of the body during the early stages of embryonic life before becoming a mature melanocyte capable of forming melanin.
melanoblast [mel´ah-no-blast″]
a cell that develops into a melanocyte.
melanoblast
a cell that develops into a melanocyte.
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