MELANOCYTES
\mɛlˈanəsˌa͡ɪts], \mɛlˈanəsˌaɪts], \m_ɛ_l_ˈa_n_ə_s_ˌaɪ_t_s]\
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Epidermal dendritic pigment cells which control long-term morphological color changes by alteration in their number or in the amount of pigment they produce and store in the pigment containing organelles called MELANOSOMES; MELANOPHORES are larger cells which do not exist in mammals.
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