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单词 melanophore
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melanophore

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mel·a·no·phore

M0204700 (mĕl′ə-nə-fôr′, mə-lăn′ə-)n. A brown or black melanin-containing chromatophore found in the skin of a fish, amphibian, or reptile.

melanophore

(ˈmɛlənəʊˌfɔː) na chromatophore that contains melanin

me•lan•o•phore

(məˈlæn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈmɛl ə nə-)

n. a connective-tissue cell that contains melanin and is responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles. [1900–05]

melanophore

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melanophore

[mə′lan·ə‚fȯr] (histology) A type of chromatophore containing melanin.

melanophore

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mel·a·no·phore

(mel'ă-nō-fōr'), A dermal pigment cell that does not secrete its pigment granules but participates in rapid color changes by intracellular aggregation and dispersal of melanosomes; it is well developed in fish, amphibians, and reptiles, but absent in humans. [melano- + G. phoros, bearing]

melanophore

(mĕl′ə-nə-fôr′, mə-lăn′ə-)n. A brown or black melanin-containing chromatophore found in the skin of a fish, amphibian, or reptile.

melanophore

A melanocyte that contains eumelanin, found in lower animals, which has contractile properties that cause the translocation of melanosomes, resulting in rapid adaptive changes in colouration.

mel·a·no·phore

(mel'ă-nō-fōr') A dermal pigment cell that does not secrete its pigment granules but participates in rapid color changes by intracellular aggregation and dispersal of melanosomes; it is well developed in fish, amphibians, and reptiles, but absent in humans. [melano- + G. phoros, bearing]

melanophore

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melanocyte

a type of pigment cell (or CHROMATOPHORE) that contains the pigment melanin, usually found in the skin of animals. It has a protective or camouflage function.
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