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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
any of the granules that contain melanin. The melanin is synthesized within melanocytes, then the melanosomes are transferred to keratinocytes.


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