Search Results for: melanocyte
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Definition noun, plural: melanocyte-stimulating hormones A peptide hormone in vertebrates that primarily regulate melanin... Read More
Melanocyte
Definition noun, plural: melanocytes A type of pigment cell that, in particular, produce melanin, and occurs in the... Read More
Melanosome
Definition noun, plural: melanosomes An organelle in pigment cell that synthesizes and stores melanin Supplement A... Read More
Melanophore
Definition noun, plural: melanophores A type of pigment cell that, in particular, produce and store... Read More
Corticotroph
Definition noun, plural: corticototrophs The cell in the anterior pituitary that particularly releases adrenocorticotropic... Read More
Melanogenesis
Definition noun The process of producing melanin Supplement Melanogenesis is the process of melanin production. Melanocytes... Read More
Chromatophore
Definition noun, plural: chromatophores A pigment-containing cell or light-reflecting structure, especially found in fish,... Read More
Pheomelanin
Definition noun A type of melanin pigment that is made up of benzothiazine units and is responsible for yellow and pink to... Read More
Pituitary gland
Definition noun, plural: pituitary glands An endocrine gland situated off the bottom of the hypothalamus, and acts as the... Read More
Neuromelanin
Definition noun A type of melanin pigment present in parts of the brain, particularly in the neurons of substantia nigra and... Read More
Lipotropin
Definition noun, plural: lipotropins A polypeptide hormone of the anterior pituitary gland, presumably acts by promoting fat... Read More
Malpighian layer
Definition noun The lower layer of epidermis consisting of non-keratinized, viable cells, in contrast to the outer (upper)... Read More
Stratum germinativum
Definition noun The innermost layer of the epidermis comprised of keratinocyes capable of proliferating by mitosis,... Read More
Basal layer
Definition noun (1) The innermost layer of the epidermis made up of basal or germinative cells capable of proliferating by... Read More
Keratinocyte
Definition noun, plural: keratinocytes The predominant type of cell in the epidermal layer of the skin Supplement The skin... Read More