Preferred Name |
melanophore |
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Synonyms |
melanocyte |
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Definitions |
General convention refers to "melanophores" in lower vertebrates and "melonocytes" in amniotes but there is little if any difference between cell types. A pigment cell that contains melanin (a brownish-black pigment), is derived from the neural crest, and is patchily distributed in the epidermis of the tadpole. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0001014 |
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comment |
General convention refers to "melanophores" in lower vertebrates and "melonocytes" in amniotes but there is little if any difference between cell types. |
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database_cross_reference |
CL:0000148 |
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definition |
A pigment cell that contains melanin (a brownish-black pigment), is derived from the neural crest, and is patchily distributed in the epidermis of the tadpole. |
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develops_from | ||
ends during | ||
has_obo_namespace |
xenopus_anatomy |
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has_related_synonym |
melanocyte |
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id |
XAO:0001014 |
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label |
melanophore |
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notation |
XAO:0001014 |
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prefLabel |
melanophore |
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starts during | ||
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subClassOf |