melanocytes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003994",
  "term": "melanocytes",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Mammalian pigment cells that produce melanins, pigments found mainly in the epidermis, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called melanogenesis. Coloration can be altered by the number of melanocytes or the amount of pigment produced and stored in the organelles called melanosomes. The large non-mammalian melanin-containing cells are called melanophores.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "epithelial cells",
    "melanogenesis",
    "skin neoplasms",
    "melanin",
    "melanization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "melanocitos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/melanocytes/"
}