melanosome

[mel´ah-no-sōm″] any of the granules that contain melanin. The melanin is synthesized within melanocytes; then the melanosomes are transferred to keratinocytes.

mel·a·no·some

(mel'ă-nō-sōm'), The generally oval pigment granule (0.2 by 0.6 mcm) produced by melanocytes. Synonym(s): eumelanosome [melano- + G. sōma, body]

melanosome

A large (500-nm) lysosome-related pigment-containing organelle, which provides tissues with colour and photoprotection. They are the site of synthesis, storage and transport of melanin pigments and are synthesised in skin melanocytes, in choroidal melanocytes and in retinal pigment epithelial cells in the eye of mammals.

mel·a·no·some

(mel'ă-nō-sōm) The generally oval pigment granule (0.2 by 0.6 mcm) produced by melanocytes. [melano- + G. sōma, body]

单词	melanosome
释义	melanosome melanosome (ˈmɛlənəʊˌsəʊm) n (Physiology) an organelle within a melanocyte that contains melanin melanosome melanosome [mə′lan·ə‚sōm] (cell and molecular biology) An organelle which contains melanin and in which tyrosinase activity is not demonstrable. melanosome melanosome [mel´ah-no-sōm″] any of the granules that contain melanin. The melanin is synthesized within melanocytes; then the melanosomes are transferred to keratinocytes. mel·a·no·some (mel'ă-nō-sōm'), The generally oval pigment granule (0.2 by 0.6 mcm) produced by melanocytes. Synonym(s): eumelanosome [melano- + G. sōma, body] melanosome A large (500-nm) lysosome-related pigment-containing organelle, which provides tissues with colour and photoprotection. They are the site of synthesis, storage and transport of melanin pigments and are synthesised in skin melanocytes, in choroidal melanocytes and in retinal pigment epithelial cells in the eye of mammals. mel·a·no·some (mel'ă-nō-sōm) The generally oval pigment granule (0.2 by 0.6 mcm) produced by melanocytes. [melano- + G. sōma, body]
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