Xenopus Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: September 3, 2024
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0001014
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0001014
Preferred Name

melanophore

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 is derived from the neural crest, contains melanin (a brownish-black pigment), and is patchily distributed in the epidermis of the tadpole.
Synonyms
melanocyte
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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